June 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. taxpayers have reaped a 7.5 percent return on the $45 billion used to rescue Citigroup Inc., more than three times as much as if the money had been invested in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, summoned by Congress in February to explain his bank’s use of the funds, vowed to “make this a profitable investment for the American people.” The return since the government first purchased a stake in the bank on Oct. 28, which includes dividends, compares with 2.4 percent for the S&P 500 on that basis.
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Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, summoned by Congress in February to explain his bank’s use of the funds, vowed to “make this a profitable investment for the American people.” The return since the government first purchased a stake in the bank on Oct. 28, which includes dividends, compares with 2.4 percent for the S&P 500 on that basis.
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