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Bair Says Insurance Fund Could Be Insolvent This Year

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By Alison Vekshin
Bloomberg.com

March 4 (Bloomberg) — Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said the fund it uses to protect customer deposits at U.S. banks could dry up amid a surge in bank failures, as she responded to an industry outcry against new fees approved by the agency.

“Without these assessments, the deposit insurance fund could become insolvent this year,” Bair wrote in a March 2 letter to the industry. U.S. community banks plan to flood the FDIC with about 5,000 letters in protest of the fees, according to a trade group.

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via Bloomberg.com: News

h/t: Speaking Truth to Power

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5 thoughts on “Bair Says Insurance Fund Could Be Insolvent This Year”

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  2. Dear Ms. Bair,
    The only part Financial System that is not failing is the Federal Reserves Printing press.
    S.S., Un-Employment, Medi-Care, social programs, charities, are all in distress, and all that is floating the fiat system, is the considered value of the U.S. Dollar.
    If beaches were covered in diamonds, the sand pebble would be preciuos. Got sand ?

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