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C » Topics » Losses on Auction Rate Securities (ARS)

This excerpt taken from the C 10-Q filed Oct 31, 2008.

Losses on Auction Rate Securities (ARS)

        As of September 30, 2008, ARS classified as Trading assets totaled $5.2 billion compared to $5.6 billion as of June 30, 2008. A significant majority are ARS where the underlying assets are student loans, while the remainder are ARS where the underlying assets are U.S. municipal securities as well as various other assets.

        During the third quarter of 2008, S&B recorded $166 million in pretax losses in Principal transactions, primarily due to widening spreads and reduced liquidity in the market. The total year-to-date net losses on ARS positions was $1.4 billion, a significant majority of which relates to ARS where student loans are the underlying assets.

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