Friday, July 30, 2010

Citigroup to pay $75 million in civil charges for misleading investors

Huffington Post:


WASHINGTON — Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in 2007.


The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement with Citigroup on Thursday. It said the company repeatedly made misleading statements in calls with analysts and regulatory filings about the extent of its holdings tied to high-risk mortgages.

The bank had said the exposure was $13 billion or less. The SEC said it exceeded $50 billion

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