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Obama plans to keep Republican FDIC chair Bair: report 2:25pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Barack Obama intends to retain Federal Deposit Insurance Corp head Sheila Bair, who has pushed for fast mortgage modifications, according to a report on Wednesday.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 1-Obama plans to keep Republican FDIC chair Bair-WSJ 2:21pm EST

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Barack Obama intends to retain Federal Deposit Insurance Corp head Sheila Bair, who has pushed for fast mortgage modifications, according to a report on Wednesday.  Full Article

 
Private equity group buying IndyMac assets Friday, 2 Jan 2009 07:47pm EST

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The assets of failed U.S. mortgage lender IndyMac are being bought by a group of private equity and hedge fund firms, including Dune Capital Management and J.C. Flowers & Co, which are putting up $1.3 billion in cash.  Full Article

 
Private equity group buying IndyMac assets Friday, 2 Jan 2009 06:36pm EST

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The assets of failed U.S. mortgage lender IndyMac are being bought by a group of private equity and hedge fund firms, including Dune Capital Management and J.C. Flowers & Co, which are putting up $1.3 billion in cash.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 2-Private equity group buying IndyMac assets Friday, 2 Jan 2009 06:33pm EST

(Recasts; adds Mnuchin, FDIC, Talbott comments, details of deal)  Full Article

 
Happy New Year? Not for credit card companies Friday, 2 Jan 2009 08:07am EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit card companies have little to celebrate as many analysts brace for 2009 to be one of the worst years on record for consumer credit.  Full Article

 
Bank of America, Wells close mergers as banking transforms Friday, 2 Jan 2009 05:38am EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp completed its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co and Wells Fargo & Co finished buying Wachovia Corp, the latest sea changes in a transformed banking industry facing dire economic times ahead.  Full Article

 
Bank of America, Wells close mergers as banking transforms Thursday, 1 Jan 2009 11:38am EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp completed its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co and Wells Fargo & Co finished buying Wachovia Corp, the latest sea changes in a transformed banking industry facing dire economic times ahead.  Full Article

 
Wells Fargo completes Wachovia purchase Thursday, 1 Jan 2009 08:16am EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said it has completed its roughly $12.7 billion purchase of Wachovia Corp, a big bet that it properly assessed the risks in Wachovia's huge book of mortgage and real estate loans.  Full Article

 
Wells Fargo completes Wachovia purchase Thursday, 1 Jan 2009 08:13am EST

NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said it has completed its roughly $12.7 billion purchase of Wachovia Corp, a big bet that it properly assessed the risks in Wachovia's huge book of mortgage and real estate loans.  Full Article