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New Round of E.C.B. Funding Tempers Optimism
Higher-than-expected demand for cash from the European Central Bank on Thursday signaled that many banks are still unable to get the funds they need on the open market, setting back policy makers’ efforts to take banks off life support. READ MORE »
Mortgage Bonds Booming
Residential mortgage bonds, the center of the financial crisis not long ago, are once again darlings of the financial market. READ MORE »
Progressive Profit Falls 15% on Investment Losses
Progressive Corp., the fourth- largest U.S. auto insurer, said profit fell 15 percent on investment writedowns. READ MORE »
Seven more US banks collapse on day of Europe’s stress tests
Georgia’s Crescent Bank and Trust largest of seven to fail
Number of US failures now expected to exceed last year’s total READ MORE »