Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Millions In U.S. Do Their Banking Without Banks, According To FDIC Survey

NPR | Sam Sanders | Posted 12.06.2009 | Business

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About 60 million adults do their banking at places other than banks, according to a new survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation....

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Media Downplays News About 'Troubled' Banks, According To Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia Journalism Review | Ryan Chittum | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media

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The major business press underplays news from the FDIC that its troubled-banks list soared to more than 550 in the third quarter. The FDIC now conside...

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FDIC May Ask Banks For Bailout

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is weighing several costly – and never-before-used – options as it struggles to sho...

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Banking on Failure: FDIC Shutting Down Insolvent Banks at a Record Pace

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

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Sheldon Filger

It is preposterous to conclude that the U.S. banking sector is well capitalized and strong enough to endure a severe economic recession.

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Regulators Close BankUnited FSB

AP | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Regulators on Thursday shut down BankUnited FSB, a struggling Florida thrift whose closure is expected to cost the Federal Deposit ...

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Mrs. Palin Has No Clue "who" Freddie and Fannie Are

Diane Francis | Posted 10.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Bailout, John McCain, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Bailout, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sarah Palin, Business News
Diane Francis

Mrs. Palin may be relatively bright but she hasn't even a passing knowledge about the underpinnings of the financial or global capitalist system.

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