"I just finished reading the term sheet — and I don’t get it. How is this not the biggest rip-off in history?
Citibank is getting a $266 billion *non-recourse* loan for its non-performing assets (the $306 billion minus about $40 billion that Citibank has to cover itself). It thus sounds like we’re buying the vast majority of Citibank’s bad paper at face value.
In other words, it sounds like a compulsory gift of $2,600 from each household in America, to Citibank’s shareholders and executives. Will we at least get a thank you note?"
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my initial thought upon hearing about Citibank's potential bankrupcy was, Yipee! this will cancel out the small fortune's worth of debt I have stored up on my trusty Citi-card... right?
ReplyDeleteMaybe. Or maybe the government will come after you a little later down the road.
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