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Citigroup will absorb Wachovia’s loans

by Moe Bedard

Wachovia announced this summer it would stop offering pick and pay loans, but that wasn’t soon enough for thousands of homeowners like Marie, who are already in those loans.
Citigroup did not return our calls on Monday seeking comment about what it will do with the existing loans and Wachovia said it was too early to [...]

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Wachovia Option-ARM Mortgage Losses May Force Merger

by Moe Bedard

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) — Wachovia Corp., under increasing pressure after shares of the sixth-biggest U.S. bank by assets plunged 47 percent last week, may be forced to seek a buyer or merger partner as losses from mortgage defaults mount.

Three days after Chief Executive Officer Robert Steel told employees Wachovia was “strong and performing well,” the [...]

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