Citigroup Inc. said Monday it has filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court against Wachovia, Wells Fargo and the directors of both companies seeking more than $60 billion in damages for interfering with its planned takeover of Wachovia's banking operations. ...more

October 7, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - A battle broke out for control of Wachovia Friday as Wells Fargo signed a $15.1 billion agreement to buy the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank, while Citigroup and the federal regulators backing its earlier deal insisted that Citi's takeover bid go forward. ...more

October 5, 2008

A battle broke out Friday for control of Wachovia as Wells Fargo agreed to pay $14.8 billion for the struggling bank, while Citigroup and federal regulators insisted that Citi's earlier and lower-priced takeover offer go forward. ...more

October 4, 2008

Citigroup agreed Monday to purchase Wachovia's banking operations for $2.1 billion in a deal arranged by federal regulators, making the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank the latest casualty of the widening global financial crisis. ...more

September 30, 2008

The FDIC's agreement to share potential multibillion-dollar losses on Wachovia Corp.'s mortgage loans with buyer Citigroup Inc. is a way for the government to ensure a solution at the least cost to taxpayers, banking experts say. ...more

September 30, 2008

Wachovia Corp. has begun preliminary merger talks with Banco Santander SA of Spain, Wells Fargo & Co. of San Francisco and Citigroup Inc. of New York, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...more

September 27, 2008

Ailing bank Washington Mutual Inc. appeared headed toward a sale Wednesday after a major investor removed a potential stumbling block and nervous banking regulators began approaching the most logical buyers. ...more

September 18, 2008

As Americans see their home prices plunge, bills climb and credit lines shrink, they are swiping their credit cards less and their debit cards more - and Visa and MasterCard are still raking in the fees. ...more

August 1, 2008

Bank of America Corp. has become the latest in a string of big banks whose second-quarter earnings, while hurting from the impact of the credit crisis, still managed to beat Wall Street expectations. ...more

July 22, 2008

Citigroup has become the latest big bank to assuage Wall Street's worries about the financial sector, posting a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss that was smaller than the market expected. ...more

July 19, 2008