March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG were among at least two dozen financial institutions that were paid $50 billion from the bailout funds received by American International Group Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a confidential document and unidentified people familiar with the matter.

Goldman and Deutsche got about $6 billion each between September and December, the Journal said. Merrill Lynch & Co., Societe Generale SA, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc were other counterparties that also received payments, the newspaper said, citing the document.

The U.S. government's aid to AIG is now more than $173 billion, according to the newspaper.

Last Updated: March 6, 2009 19:27 EST