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| Topic | Citibank can't get back $500 million it wired by mistake, judge rules |
| BobLoblaw_ 02/16/21 3:53:23 PM #1: | https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/business/citibank-revlon-lawsuit-ruling/index.html After committing one of the "biggest blunders in banking history," a US District Court judge ruled that Citibank cannot recover the almost half a billion dollars it accidentally wired to Revlon's lenders. Citibank, which was acting as Revlon's loan agent, meant to send about $8 million in interest payments to the cosmetic company's lenders. Instead, Citibank accidentally wired almost 100 times that amount, including $175 million to a hedge fund. In all, Citi (C) accidentally sent $900 million to Revlon's lenders. Citibank filed a lawsuit in August seeking the return of its funds, but it still has not received $500 million from 10 investment advisory firms after the accidental transfer. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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