16 Iowa colleges affected by Wachovia fund freeze

Sixteen private colleges inIowa are among about 1,000 institutions across the country affected by a sudden freeze in withdrawals from a short-term investment fund managed by Wachovia Corp. For 34 years, private colleges and K-12 schools put their money in the now $9.3 billion fund, which offered returns slightly above U.S. Treasury bills. Institutions now face delays in getting their money back and may face losses.
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EARLIER: In a move suggesting how the credit crisis could disrupt American higher education, Wachovia Bank has limited the access of nearly 1,000 colleges to $9.3 billion the bank has held for them in a short-term investment fund. The move has raised worries on some campuses about meeting payrolls and other obligations.
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