Harvard Savings Bank Takes $18 Million Hit

Apparently, it is not just local municipalities that have lost money by investing in the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund.

The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the Harvard Savings Bank “lost $18 million on the soured repurchase agreement.

The article says that suburban governments will receive a share of $1.6 million, a second distribution after a first one of $2.5 million, the Tribune reports.

$50.4 million seems to be the total originally counted as lost.

Investment losses at local governments.

Investment losses at local governments reported by the Chicago Tribune.

Meanwhile Lake in the Hills reports that it received a check for 7,129.22 last week.

The total reimbursed of the $209,609.48 lost is now $10,973.02.

Last week Algonquin received $22,073.35 as partial reimbursement from its investment loss.

That followed a check for $11,901.13 written on February 6, 2015.


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