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huffingtonpost.com - 10/16/2009
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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.
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politico.com - 10/22/2009
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Move to slash corporate pay will go down
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nytimes.com - 10/22/2009
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In the whirl of the financial crisis, Bank
of America and Citigroup stood out for being among...
the most troubled banks in the industry. Now, they will stand apart. The Obama administration’s plans to slash pay at heavily bailed-out firms force them to ...
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powerlineblog.com - 10/18/2009
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Today the Obama administration's "pay czar" demanded that
Ken Lewis , Chairman of the Board of Bank...
of America, work for free. The "czar," Kenneth Feinberg, pressured Lewis not only to forgo all remaining compensation for 2009, but to repay the $1 ...
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Czar Blocks Bank Of America Chief's Pay
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... 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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