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Do you have funds in a credit union? Wondering if they're as safe as FDIC-insured banks?
Credit Unions have insurance for deposit accounts that is very similar to FDIC insurance. Here's the link to a calculator to tell you whether your funds are safe: webapps.ncua.gov/ins/
September 28, 2008
Topics: insurance
The FDIC has launched a new calculator to help you figure out if your deposits are protected.
Use this: www.fdic.gov/edie/index.html
Published: Sep 28, 2008
Topics: checking account
We woke up this morning to the news that the gas lines in Atlanta don't seem any shorter -- thanks to four refineries still being offline as a result of the recent hurricanes.
And, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is about post the details of the new $700B agreement -- the so-called 'bailout' of the banks…
Topics: personal finance
From the Freakonomics Blog at the New York Times: An excellent discussion.
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/diamond-and-kashyap-on-the-recent-financial-upheavals/#more-3097
Sept. 22, 2008
Topics: banks
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