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Pay Czar Going After AIG Bonuses—Again

But legal hurdles loom for pre-bailout deals

(Newser) - Pay czar Kenneth Feinberg is making another run at AIG’s bonus payouts—or trying to, with the help of a little arm twisting. Feinberg doesn’t have authority over the$198 million in bonuses promised to employees at the infamous trading unit because the contracts were created before the bailout.... More »

Don't Spend Bonus Bucks Yet, Warns 'Clawback' Czar

(Newser) - Just because top banking executives took home hefty paychecks in recent months doesn't mean they'll get to keep the money, reports Reuters. White House pay czar Kenneth Feinberg declared he has clear authority to "claw back" egregious bonuses already paid out by any bank that received federal TARP money.... More »

Obama's Pay Czar Meets With Bailed-Out Firms

Must make tricky decision on how much top execs get paid

(Newser) - Kenneth Feinberg has one of the hardest jobs in America: Filling in the amount on the paychecks of top execs at the seven firms that received the biggest government bailouts, the Washington Post reports. Feinberg has the power to set the pay for the 125 most highly paid employees at... More »

AIG Seeks US Approval for More Bonuses

(Newser) - Two of the least favorite words in the Wall Street lexicon are back in the news: AIG bonuses. The company is requesting the government's permission to dole out millions more to dozens of top executives, the Washington Post reports. Technically, AIG doesn't need the federal approval, but it's still gunshy... More »

US to Expand Executive Pay Supervision

Administration to announce new rules, add pay-oversight chief

(Newser) - The Obama administration is set to announce new executive pay guidelines for banks and other corporations that have received bailout funds, the New York Times reports. Any company that’s taken two rounds of TARP cash—including Citigroup, Bank of America, AIG, GM and GMAC—will have to get pay... More »

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