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January 21, 2009: Rating of AIG Unit Downgraded, Government Lending Cut

2009-01-21

The rating of a plane leasing unit owned by recently bailed-out insurer AIG is downgraded by Standard & Poor’s. This prompts the US government to cut lending to the business through a bailout program for commercial paper. [Bloomberg, 3/5/2009]