BofA’s CEO: Fed pressured bank to buy Merrill

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Business  Thu, 06/11/2009 - 09:25

Bank of America’s CEO and President Kenneth Lewis, right, arrives at a hearing Thursday to testify about his bank’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch.Bank of America’s Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lewis said Thursday his bank decided to buy Merrill Lynch partly because it was pressured to do so by the Federal Reserve.



 

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