Articles by Karey Wutkowski and Steve Eder

Top Executives at AIG Financial, Other Bailed Out Firms to See Pay Cuts

Top earners at financial and auto companies bailed out by the U.S. government will see their pay slashed under an Obama administration plan aimed at addressing public outrage over eye-popping paychecks, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. …

Bailed Out Firms Making Compensation Subject to Government Approval

Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and AIG are forging new employment contracts that let them void compensation agreements if they are challenged by the U.S. government, according to a person familiar with some recent contracts. According to excerpts of …

U.S. Pay Czar Weighs ‘Claw Backs’ over Executive Compensation

Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s pay czar, said on Sunday he has broad and “binding” authority over executive compensation, including the ability to “claw back” money already paid, and he is weighing how and whether to use that power. Feinberg …