Citi wants the treasury to sell their stake in the bank, treasury feels that it needs to maintain that stake to ensure that the $45 billion payback will be coming.

Man, these bankers are not looking forward to the possibility of reduced pay and government control…Go figure.

Treasury Said to Link Citigroup Sale to TARP Payback (Update1) – Bloomberg.com.

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