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Banking feds banked big bonuses pre-meltdown

Banks weren't the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also was handing out millions of dollars to bank regulators, rewarding "superior" work even as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown.

Tags: P&B , bonuses , FDIC , Office of Thrift Supervision , AP , Matt Apuzzo

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