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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Moodys: U.K. Credit Rating Is Safe

The U.K.’s triple-A credit rating is safe, thanks to the government’s austerity measures and a flexible economy, rating agency Moody’s said. The rating agency said the government’s deficit-reduction measures, continued economic growth and the long maturity profile of the country’s debt all support the credit rating, Reuters reported.

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Moodys: U.K. Credit Rating Is Safe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:26:00.

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Bank of America Considers Tiered Fee Structure

Bank of America (BAC) may introduce a tiered fee structure modeled on mobile phone service contracts.

Under the proposed scheme, the bank would reward customers who maintain minimum current account balances, use their credit card a certain number of …

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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Citigroup May Sell Student Loan Corp. to Sallie Mae Consortium originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:45:00.

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