There has yet to be information on the actual proceeds from the sales to Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, as those details are being withheld until the NY Fed has completely wound down the portfolio.

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Prosecutors allege that each store allowed fraudulent transactions through extra credit card processing machines and would split the proceeds with other members of the ring.

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"If the Congress proceeds with a fiscal package, it should consider including measures to help improve access to credit by consumers, homebuyers, businesses and other borrowers, " Bernanke said.

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Instead of holding pledged stock in trust accounts for its customers, says the complaint, Credit Bancorp put the shares in cash or margin accounts, sold or borrowed against the stock and kept the proceeds, sometimes buying more securities with the money.

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