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Paulson to testify July 16 to House panel Monday, 29 Jun 2009 06:03pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will testify July 16 before a U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the government's role in Bank of America Corp's acquisition of Merrill Lynch, lawmakers said on Monday.  Full Article

Bernanke denies Fed threatened BofA over Merrill deal Friday, 26 Jun 2009 02:47am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, facing his toughest grilling yet by U.S. lawmakers, said on Thursday he had never threatened to fire Bank of America's management if they pulled the plug on a planned merger with Merrill Lynch.  Full Article

Bernanke denies Fed threatened BofA over Merrill deal Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 05:39pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, facing his toughest grilling yet by U.S. lawmakers, said on Thursday he had never threatened to fire Bank of America's management if they pulled the plug on a planned merger with Merrill Lynch.  Full Article

UPDATE 3-Bernanke faces fire on BofA-Merrill; stands ground Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 03:18pm EDT

* Fed's proposed role as systemic regulator questioned (Adds details, background and more comments from hearing)  Full Article

INSTANT VIEW: Bernanke under fire in Congressional testimony Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 01:16pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday pushed back hard against accusations the Fed threatened Bank of America executives if they halted a merger with Merrill Lynch or pressured them to withhold bad news about the troubled investment bank.  Full Article

Bernanke, a Machiavellian Schemer? Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 05:55am EDT

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The finger-pointing seems to have just begun in the months-old acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America (BAC)—and now in the spotlight is Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Today, the papers report, Bernanke will testify in front of the House oversight and government reform committee on the Fed's role in the messy takeover, as Republican lawmakers accuse him of orchestrating a cover-up of Merril  Full Article

Lawmaker accuses Fed of "cover-up" in BofA deal Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 01:13am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve sought to hide its involvement in Bank of America Corp's acquisition of Merrill Lynch as Merrill's financial condition worsened, the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said on Wednesday.  Full Article

UPDATE 5-Lawmaker accuses Fed of "cover-up" in BofA deal Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 12:57am EDT

* Republican accuses Fed of "cover-up" over Merrill deal  Full Article

Lawmaker accuses Fed of "cover-up" in BofA deal Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 07:03pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve sought to hide its involvement in Bank of America Corp's acquisition of Merrill Lynch as Merrill's financial condition worsened, the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said on Wednesday.  Full Article

UPDATE 3-Lawmaker accuses Fed of "cover-up" in BofA deal Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 06:57pm EDT

* Democrat says Republicans distorting picture (Adds details from memos, lawmaker comments)  Full Article