Archives: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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September 2008
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Fortis, etc.
From The Corner | September 27, 2008I talked to a couple of friends who weren't as alarmed by Fortis as Kristol's guys. They seem to think the problem there is contained. Who... more
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FDIC eases rules on one type of account
| September 27, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesHoping to prevent a repeat of some of the chaos that followed the federal takeover of failed IndyMac Bank, regulators on Friday eased some... more
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FDIC Sheds Qualifying Beneficary Coverage Rule [Exclusives]
From Consumerist | September 26, 2008The FDIC is going to make two changes to their coverage. One affects beneficiaries and one affects trust accounts, according to a bank insider... more
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Now That The Largest Bank Failure In U.S. History Is Over, Is Wachovia...
From Consumerist | September 26, 2008The collapse of Washington Mutual and the FDIC-engineered fire sale to JPMorgan Chase has people worried — about Wachovia. Wachovia... more
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JPMorgan Chase: WaMu Customers Should Bank As Usual [Wamu]
From Consumerist | September 26, 2008It's official, WaMu customers are now JPMorgan Chase customers. In the interest of keeping you from pulling your money out, Chase has posted... more
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Once Again, JPMorgan Mops Up The Mess
From Forbes.com: Business News | September 26, 2008Wall Street giant gets ailing Washington Mutual for a song in FDIC auction. more
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Reports: JPMorgan to buy WaMu deposits, branches
From Huffington Post | September 26, 2008NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has struck a deal to acquire the deposits and some of the branches of beleagured thrift Washington... more
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Found Wall Street ATM Receipt Shows $97,084.23 Balance [Wall Street...
From Consumerist | September 24, 2008With all the concern about unemployed Wall Street sloggers and whether they'll be able to keep up their leveraged lifestyle, or even get an... more
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Hello recession, my old friend
| September 21, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesI'd braced myself for a wild ride. The collapse of Lehman Bros., the shotgun sale of Merrill Lynch and the bailout of insurance colossus... more
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Washington Mutual is looking for a buyer
September 18, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesU.S. reportedly wants to broker a deal to avoid straining FDIC... more
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Favorite Comment Of The Day []
From Consumerist | September 18, 2008laserjobs: The way things are going the FDIC will probably end up with WaMu. So as long as you are under the FDIC limits you will probably... more
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Nobody Gave A Crap About The FDIC Until Fairly Recently [Fdic]
From Consumerist | September 17, 2008Spend a little time looking at Google trends and you'll notice that no one really gave a crap about the FDIC until fairly recently. Hmm. We... more
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What Types Of Accounts Are FDIC Insured? Are My Investments Safe...
From Consumerist | September 17, 2008What accounts are FDIC-insured? Which aren't? Now that a fund that markets itself as the world's "first and longest running money fund," suddenly... more
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Don't Start Yanking Your WaMu Accounts []
From Consumerist | September 16, 2008The scary headlines about WaMu's stock slide have a few readers worrying if now is the time to pull their deposits. I'm a WaMu customer myself... more
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Palin Calls for Drilling in FDIC
From TPMCafe | September 10, 2008Outer Wingnuttia (AP) -- Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin drew rapturous cheers -- and raised a few eyebrows... more
