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CNNMoney: Bank failures stack up: Now 106 for 2009

The tally of bank failures easily broke past the No. 100 milestone on Friday night, with regulators announcing the year's 106th closure.

CNNMoney: FDIC bank fund in the red until 2012

The government insurance fund designed to protect consumer bank deposits will likely stay in the red through 2012, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chief Sheila Bair said Wednesday.

CNNMoney: Congress is riled up - Overdraft fees

A new battle is brewing in Congress, riding the same populist wave that pitted banks against consumers on credit card fees earlier this year.

Fortune: FDIC asks banks for help

The banking bust is getting mighty costly.

Fortune: Bank bailout problem: No easy answers

It's time for Sheila Bair to stop worrying about bailout politics and hit Uncle Sam up for some dough.

Fortune: In bid for Guaranty Bank, FDIC gave foreign bank an edge

One of the fundamental tenets of a free market is that in an auction the rules of the game should not give one bidder a fundamental advantage over another bidder. Sadly, that may not have been the case last month when the FDIC oversaw the sale of Texas-based Guaranty Bank. On August 21, Sheila Bair, the chair of the FDIC, declared Spain's second-largest bank -- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA -- the winner of a spirited auction to buy Guaranty Bank instead of a consortium of U.S. investors including Blackstone Group and TPG.

CNNMoney: Bank failure toll reaches 94

Regulators closed subsidiaries of Irwin Financial Corporation in Kentucky and Indiana Friday, bringing the total number of bank failures this year to 94, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Fortune: Preparing for a major bank shakeout

The problem bank list is just about the only part of the industry that's growing right now.

CNNMoney: Problem bank list tops 400

The number of institutions on the government's so-called "problem bank" list surpassed 400 in the latest quarter, climbing to its highest level in 15 years, according to a government report published Thursday.

Fortune: Barbarians back at bank gates

Regulators cleaning up after bank failures showed Wednesday how far they're willing to reach out for help.

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