government payback posts

Feed

Is Bank of America trying to pay back the government or pull a fast one?

According to the Wall Street Journal, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is offering to repay part of the government bailout money it received last year, and the U.S. isn't ignoring the offer.

Supposedly, the U.S. wants the bank to pay at least $500 million in order to stave off a pact that would result in the government losing on certain assets. People familiar with the matter classify the moves as an "extra measure" of federal aid for Bank of America in order to complete its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Supposedly, both sets of the discussions would allow Bank of America to "reduce a layer of federal involvement in its affairs."

Continue reading Is Bank of America trying to pay back the government or pull a fast one?

Symbol Lookup
IndexesChangePrice
DJIA-74.9212,454.83
NASDAQ-1.852,837.53
S&P 500-2.861,317.82

Last updated: May 28, 2012: 03:17 PM

Hot Stocks

General Electric

19.20-0.05(-0.26)

Alcoa

8.630.00(0.00)

Apple Inc

562.29-3.03(-0.54)

Google Inc 'A'

591.53-12.13(-2.01)

Bank of America

7.15+0.01(+0.14)

Wal-Mart Stores

65.31+0.24(+0.37)

Exxon Mobil Corp

82.08-0.53(-0.64)

Ford

10.60+0.01(+0.09)

Citigroup

26.47-0.19(-0.71)

IBM

194.30-1.79(-0.91)

Yahoo

15.36+0.01(+0.07)

Starbucks

54.56-0.20(-0.37)

Microsoft

29.06-0.01(-0.03)

Home Depot

49.44-0.27(-0.54)

DailyFinance Headlines

AOL Business News

BioHealth Investor Headlines

Sponsored Links

My Portfolios

Track your stocks here!

Find out why more people track their portfolios on AOL Money & Finance then anywhere else.

BloggingStocks Partners

More from AOL Money & Finance

Page Loaded in 1338232631583 ms.