On Monday, the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) released a report entitled “Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties.” The report examines certain transactions related to the rescue of AIG, including the creation of Maiden Lane III, a limited liability company formed last year to facilitate the purchase of assets from counterparties of AIG Financia

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On Friday, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) released its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. AIG reported a Q4 net loss of $8.9 billion, bringing 2009’s total net losses to $10.9 billion.

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On Friday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency closed Williamsburg First National Bank, headquartered in Kingstree, South Carolina, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank.

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On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking & Finance closed Crescent Bank and Trust Company, headquartered in Jasper, Georgia, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank.

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On Friday, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division closed SouthwestUSA Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Plaza Bank, headquartered in Irvine, California, to assume all of the deposits of SouthwestUSA Bank.

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On Friday, the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner closed Thunder Bank, headquartered in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Bennington State Bank, headquartered in Salina, Kansas, to assume all of the deposits of Thunder Bank.

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On Friday, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) released its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. AIG reported a Q4 net loss of $8.9 billion, bringing 2009’s total net losses to $10.9 billion.

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On Monday, the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) released a report entitled “Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties.” The report examines certain transactions related to the rescue of AIG, including the creation of Maiden Lane III, a limited liability company formed last year to facilitate the purchase of assets from counterparties of AIG Financia

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On Thursday, AIG announced a $4.35 billion loss for the first quarter of 2009, as compared to a net loss of $7.81 billion in the first quarter of 2008 and a net loss of $61.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008.

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