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Monday, September 29, 2008

Citigroup buying Wachovia banking operations

FDIC says Wachovia didn’t fail, and that all depositors will be protected.

NEW YORK - The government said Monday that Citigroup will acquire the banking operations of Wachovia in a deal facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

The FDIC says Wachovia didn’t fail, and that all depositors are protected and there will be no cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund.

The sale of Wachovia Corp. comes just days after the government’s seizure of Seattle-based Washington Mutual Inc. — the largest bank failure in U.S. history.

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