Tag Archives: federal government


U.S. pay czar says he can “claw back” exec compensation

August 17, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s pay czar, said on Sunday he has broad and "binding" authority over executive compensation, including the ability to "claw back" money already paid, and he is weighing how and whether to use that […]

Bank of America’s $35 Billion Headache

May 6, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis is facing a $35 billion headache this morning after financial regulators informed the bank that was the figure it need to find now to pass the so-called stress test for viable financial […]

Obama tries to temper furor over AIG bonuses

March 24, 2009 : Permalink

Associated Press – President Barack Obama is trying to dampen a fire he once stoked, urging a more tempered response to public furor over bonuses paid to executives of the publicly rescued insurance giant American International Group. Obama is virtually […]