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MEMORANDUM TO: Congressman Leach FROM: Banking Minority Staff RE: Madison Guaranty ("Madison") In reviewing documents related to Madison in the possession of Minority Banking, we have come across material which may indicate direct payment of a loan of Bill Clinton's by Madison through a subsidiary. Since the Minority's investigation is concerned with the possible misuse of federally insured funds to assist Whitewater and/or the former Governor, we thought we should share the following information with you. SUMMARY Based on documentary evidence available to the Minority, it appears that Madison Marketing served, in at least one instance, as a conduit of funds from Madison Guaranty to Whitewater and Governor Clinton. If this is correct, it would appear that insured funds from the failed Madison Guaranty were diverted and directly benefitted the Governor and his investment in Whitewater, a claim Clinton had denied. DOCUMENTATION In 1983, Bill Clinton obtained a loan from Security Bank of Paragould, Arkansas for approximately $20,800 (loan #975- 585, Bill Clinton). The money from this loan was used to pay off the remaining balance of a loan at Madison Bank and Trust of Kingston, Arkansas that was provided for the purpose of constructing a modular home on lot #13 at Whitewater Estates. The loan at Madison Bank was provided in 1980 to Hillary Clinton in the amount of $30,000. On November 8, 1985, James McDougal sent a letter accompanied by a check to Charles Campbell, Vice President of Security Bank of Paragould, for $7,322.42. The letter from McDougal states that the check is principal and interest payment on "Note #957-585, Bill Clinton." [Note: It appears that the loan number is a typographical error with the superimposing of numbers 5 and 7 in the first three digits.]

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