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The Motley Fool August 28, 2009 Morgan Housel	Banks' Next Roadblock: The FDIC The FDIC is running out of cash. Here's what that means for you and your bank.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Paul M. Thomson	Is the Law of Unintended Consequences at Work at the FDIC? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) temporarily increased the limit on bank checking and savings deposits to $250,000 per qualified account through 2009.
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Bank Technology News June 2004 Holly Sraeel	If You Want Customers To Stay, Don't Charge For Bill Pay The adage "the best things in life are free" couldn't apply more than for bankers toying with reinstating fees--eventually--for on-line bill payment.
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