(FILES)The Citigroup logo on a a bank branch on June 23, 2008 in New York. US authorities said September 29, 2008 they had facilitated a takeover of Wachovia’s banking operations by Citigroup Inc. in a deal that gives the government a stake in one of the nation’s biggest banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.(FDIC) made the announcement that further reshapes the troubled US banking sector saddled with heavy losses from the bursting of the real estate bubble. AFP PHOTO/Don EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)