Citigroup sees second giant loss
Citigroup reports a loss of $5.11bn and cuts 9,000 jobs as the credit crisis continues to take its toll.
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Citigroup has joined Morgan Stanley Chase
Citigroup has joined Morgan Stanley Chase, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC,) and a few other large banks in initiating an aggressive program to mitigate foreclosures of single family homes. The bank said on Monday that it is putting a moratorium on both initiating new foreclosures and on completing the legal process against homeowners who are currently moving toward foreclosure.
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Citi Gets Nationalized; Don't Call It Nationalization:
The Government has reached a deal to buy 36% of Citigroup's common stock. The United States will now be the largest shareholder of the troubled bank (But don't call it nationalization). Citigroup announced another huge quarterly loss. Ref. Source 7