1.0 link 146522 <![CDATA[Surprise! This Bank Refuses Fed Bailout]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reed/surprise-this-bank-refuse_b_146522.html The way major financial institutions are feasting on taxpayer-backed bailouts, you'd think every bank in this country has on the feed bag.

Not true.

Just north of Chicago, dwelling in the People's Republic of Evanston, is First Bank & Trust -- a 13-year-old community lender that doesn't want any part of the U.S. government's $700 billion bank bailout or, for that matter, any subsequent rescue plans.
You see, First Bank & Trust won't do business that way.
Says Robert...

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