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Czar Blocks Bank Of America Chief's Pay
The U.S. Treasury Department's pay czar pushed outgoing Bank of America Corp. chief executive Kenneth Lewis into giving back $1 million he received so far this year and forgoing the rest of his $1.5 million salary for 2009, say people familiar with the matter. More on Financial ...
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Czar Blocks Bank Of America Chief's Pay
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... master for compensation, suggested that Lewis should get no pay for the year and Lewis agreed, Bank of America spokesman Robert Stickler said Thursday. In fact, Lewis will pay back about $1 million he has received so far out of a $1.5 million annual salary. "He will write a check to the company," Stickler said. The bank spokesman also added that Lewis agreed to the proposal because he felt it was not in the bank's best interest "to get into a dispute with the paymaster." Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/czar-blocks-ba...

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Czar Blocks BofA Chief's PayWSJ.com: Politics And Policy
The Treasury's pay czar pushed departing BofA chief Lewis into giving back $1 million received so far this year and forgoing the rest of his $1.5 million salary for 2009.