Bank of America Reportedly Planning Layoffs

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Bank of America (BAC) is reportedly laying off as many as 400 people as revenue from trading and advising clients falls.

Bank of America, the country’s largest bank by assets, is laying off people ranging from junior analysts to managing directors, Bloomberg News said without naming its sources.

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“This sounds like an acceleration of the usual year-end cutbacks among the lowest…

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Bank of America Reportedly Planning Layoffs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:02:00.

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Citigroup May Sell Student Loan Corp. to Sallie Mae Consortium

Citigroup (C) plans to sell its student-lending unit Student Loan Corp. to a consortium including Sallie Mae as early as today, The New York Post reported.

Citigroup owns 80% of the company, with another 20% being publicly traded. It is the country’s second-largest student lender, after Sallie Mae.

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Former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo Must Face Trial

Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, must face trial on charges he misled investors about the risks associated with subprime lending, a judge in Los Angeles ruled.
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter denied reques…

Regulators to Take Aim at Bank ‘Window Dressing’

Regulators may outline new rules to target so-called window dressing, a practice that some banks use to temporarily reduce their debt levels before reporting their finances.

The SEC is scheduled to raise the matter at a meeting on Friday, then issue …