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Paulson Justifies Threatening BofA's CEO

Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says he was justified last year in suggesting that Bank of America Corp.'s chief executive could lose his job if the bank backed out on plans to buy troubled Merrill Lynch.

 

Paulson to Defend Banks' Merger

Former Treasury secretary to deny government used pressure in Merrill, Bank of America merger.

 

BoFA Chief Lewis: U.S. Wanted Me To Keep Quiet About Plan To Buy Merrill Lynch

BoFA Chief Lewis: U.S. Wanted Me To Keep Quiet About Plan To Buy Merrill Lynch

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Department chief Henry Paulson pressured Bank of America Corp. to not discuss its increasingly troubled plan to buy Merrill Lynch & Co. -- a deal that later triggered a government bailout of BofA -- according to testimony by Kenneth Lewis, the bank's chief executive.

 

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