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46 Bailed-Out Firms Behind on Repaying US

CIT bankruptcy will cost taxpayers $2.3B

Posted Nov 16, 2009 7:38 AM CST

(Newser) – A whopping 46 of the banks the government bailed out last year are behind on their payments, with some going belly-up despite the rescue. The largest so far, CIT Group, is in bankruptcy court today hoping to wipe out the $2.3 billion it owes... Read full story »

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