Topic: Credit Services and Intermediation
U.S. bailout watchdog criticizes Treasury over GMAC
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's decision against a bankruptcy restructuring for GMAC may have increased taxpayer bailout costs for the auto finance company and made it less viable, an oversight group said on Thursday. The Congressional Oversight Panel, in a new monthly report, said despite three separate bailouts ...
China Mobile investing $5.8B in Chinese bank
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China Mobile invests $5.8B for 20 pct stake in Shanghai Pudong Bank to develop mobile bankingChina Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Wednesday it was investing $5.8 billion in a Chinese bank as part of a plan to develop mobile phone banking and ...
Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit
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Nationalized UK lender Northern Rock says it returned to profit in second half of 2009Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell. Northern Rock said it posted a profit of 466 ...
Shares of bailed out companies surge
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Bailed out companies see shares rise on hopes that government rescues could be winding downShares of four companies that have received huge infusions of taxpayer cash soared Tuesday after a report that the government would sell its stake in Citigroup Inc. raised hopes that other bailed-out companies would follow. Shares ...
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