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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bad Loans and the Bankers Who Love Them The FDIC’s list of “problem” banks grew by <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aXGDnqbSdt.s&refer=home" title="30 percent">30 percent</a> in the last quarter, with more on the way. The net income of FDIC-insured lenders, meanwhile, has plummeted 87 percent. IndyMac, one of nine banks to kick the bucket in 2008, cost the FDIC $8.9 billion. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080826_bad_loans_and_the_bankers_who_love_them/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080826_bad_loans_and_the_bankers_who_love_them/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bad Loans and the Bankers Who Love Them The FDIC’s list of “problem” banks grew by <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aXGDnqbSdt.s&refer=home" title="30 percent">30 percent</a> in the last quarter, with more on the way. The net income of FDIC-insured lenders, meanwhile, has plummeted 87 percent. IndyMac, one of nine banks to kick the bucket in 2008, cost the FDIC $8.9 billion. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080826_bad_loans_and_the_bankers_who_love_them/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080826_bad_loans_and_the_bankers_who_love_them/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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