June 11, 2010 Reading Time: < 1 minute

“A Congressional watchdog sank its teeth into the Federal Reserve for its 2008 bailout of insurance crook AIG, calling the billion-dollar magic pill “poisonous.”

The panel also criticized the Fed for not acting earlier, or tougher, with AIG for its credit-default swaps, sending a signal to the rest of the Wall Street giants that risky business will be rewarded.

So far, AIG’s rescue has ballooned to $182.3 billion of taxpayer-funded help.” Read more.

“AIG bailout ‘poisonous’ to Wall Street, Congressional panel says, rips Fed for being soft”
Sean Alfano
NYDailyNews.com, June 10, 2010. 
 
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