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- FDIC sheds light on closing of IndyMac (Bankrate.com, 7/25/2008)
- Readers sound off on oil, credit (Bankrate.com, 7/24/2008)
- Interest Rate Roundup (Bankrate.com, 7/24/2008)
- 'Average' buyer can't afford home (Bankrate.com, 7/24/2008)
- FDIC 99-year payment rule is urban myth (Bankrate.com, 7/24/2008)
- What, exactly, is 'good' credit (Bankrate.com, 7/19/2008)
- Extreme savers share their secrets (Bankrate.com, 7/17/2008)
- Reporting your retirement plan rollover (Bankrate.com, 7/17/2008)
- FDIC: Safety net for your savings (Bankrate.com, 7/14/2008)
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