NU Online News Service, Jan. 8, 12:47 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON–The head of a House committee announced he will hold a hearing to probe allegations that Federal Reserve Bank of New York officials told American International Group not to disclose information about bailout arrangements allowing them to pay their trading partners in full..

Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-New York, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said the panel will invite testimony at the Jan. 18 proceedings from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner who headed the Fed in 2008 when e-mails on the issue were exchanged.

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