[iaw]

This makes a ton of sense now with the increased scrutiny of US financial institutions as of late.

[swombat]

Make no mistake: this is entirely about the lost 2022 bid.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10871114...

TL;DR: Don't piss off Bill Clinton.

[jmngomes]

There a lot of problems with financial institutions that would be detected by "increased scrutiny " before something like this...