What's a bad loan go for these days?

Courtesy Marketplace  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 14:29

Unconfirmed reports say Citigroup is close to selling $12 billion in loans, at a sizable loss, that it wants to get off its books.

How much are bad loans worth and why would anyone buy them? Bob Moon reports.


 

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