Panel: Banks underpaying gov't to exit bailout

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Fri, 07/10/2009 - 11:08

The Treasury Department is selling its financial stakes in bailed-out banks for one-third less than they're worth, potentially shorting taxpayers up to $2.7 billion, a bipartisan congressional watchdog says.


 

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