WASHINGTON — The Washington area's transit agency asked a federal judge Wednesday to issue a temporary injunction against a bank that is demanding $43 million by the end of the week.
KBC Group of Belgium is requesting the money following the collapse of insurance giant American International Group, which had guaranteed a financing deal KBC made with Metro in 2002.
But AIG's financial problems, which prompted a massive loan last month from the Federal Reserve, have triggered a clause that allows the bank to demand all the money at once.
Besides Metro, the collapse of AIG could force about 30 other agencies to repay...
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