July 6, 2009
Listener Jun-Dai points out that the FDIC just added pagination to their failed bank list. The press department at the FDIC confirmed the change, which went live last week. FDIC spokesman David Barr says: "With the list getting longer, the Web people were looking at ways to make it more user friendly." Last week six banks in Illinois and one in Texas were added to the list, bringing this year's total up to 52 failed banks.
NPR thanks our sponsors
The bankruptcy of a small U.S. pension fund could have implications for other struggling funds.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the factory where paper for U.S. currency has been made since 1879.
"It's an un-obvious chunk of meat that has been sitting there..."
Correspondent
Contributing Editor
Correspondent
Correspondent
This graphic requires version 10 or higher of the Adobe Flash Player.Get the latest Flash Player.
This interactive content is not supported by this device.
Planet Money podcast player.
Comments
Discussions for this story are now closed. Please see the Community FAQ for more information.