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Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Acquisition Obsession Results In Bank Deposit Growth Deposits have been dropping off at U.S. banks for years. And according to a recent study, there is no one technology or formula that banks can follow to reverse the trend.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Morgan Housel	Tough Times at the FDIC Show me the money. Things are looking bleak for deposit insurance fund levels.
FDIC FYI June 12, 2002	Better Deposit Data Show BIF Below Target in First Quarter Estimated insured deposits of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) increased by $75 billion during the first quarter. The increase is noteworthy because it caused the ratio of the BIF to insured deposits to decline to 1.24 percent, below the 1.25-percent Designated Reserve Ratio target.
U.S. Banker February 2009 Anthony Malakian	Community Banks Paying for Bigger Brothers' Sins Community bankers have many reasons to be pessimistic about 2009, including the added pressure of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation raising the risk-based assessment rates in order to restore the Deposit Insurance Fund.
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The Motley Fool September 27, 2005 Rich Smith	Cleaning House at Russia's Banks Roughly 20% of Russia's banks are slated to go out of business. After the cleaning of banking houses has run its course, Russian depositors should feel much more secure entrusting their savings to the surviving banks, to the benefit of whomever it is that owns them.
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