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On the recordMarch 4, 2009
I mentioned in my opening statement that the Federal Reserve made a decision to pay off at par value sophisticated investors who owned credit derivative swaps underwritten by AIG.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd highlights the Fed's actions regarding AIG's investors during the crisis.

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