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The Motley Fool July 17, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu	Fool Blog: Financials Drop a Bomb The editor in chief of the financial sector for this publication gives his thoughts on the recent banking crisis.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Are Taxpayers Subsidizing the Sale of IndyMac? The FDIC, which took over the thrift's operations last July, has reached an agreement to sell IndyMac to a group of investment firms. Is this a sign that banks, bank loans, and mortgage-related securities have finally become attractive?
The Motley Fool July 15, 2008 Morgan Housel	Who's the Next IndyMac? The glory days are over. Get ready for more bank failures.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Joseph Khattab	Time to Dump the Banks? After reading the FDIC's quarterly report, you may just want to dump every financial investment you own, but don't panic just yet.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Morgan Housel	How Not to Solve a Banking Crisis The FDIC's latest proposal just kicks the pain down the road.
Registered Rep. August 21, 2008 John Churchill	Politics Enters IndyMac Aftermath The California Attorney General, Edmund "Jerry" Brown, is considering a request by 51 former IndyMac bank employees to investigate New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer's role in the collapse of IndyMac Bank.
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The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 David Meier	Big Bets Gone Bad The destruction caused by the rise and fall of the housing bubble is amazing. No one has been immune, and the declines are staggering.
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