Monday, November 16, 2009

How Fed missed chance to take tough line on AIG - Nov. 16, 2009

http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/aig_counterparties_sigtarp/
Why isn't the public demanding answers?

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal regulators, in rushing to rescue AIG last year, failed to use their clout to negotiate concessions from business partners of the troubled insurer, a bailout overseer said on Monday.

As a result, $62.1 billion of taxpayer and AIG funds were essentially funneled to 16 banks, which were counterparties to AIG insurance contracts, according to a report by Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for the $700 billion bailout.

The amount paid to the 16 banks represented the full-dollar amount of the underlying assets that the counterparties had insured through AIG. The news that the Fed paid 100 cents on the dollar for the assets caused a big stir among..."

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