Top Economist: Americans Should Worry About Bank Deposits if Congress Doesn't Act

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Top Economist: Americans Should Worry About Bank Deposits if Congress Doesn't Act
Posted Sep 15, 2008 12:58pm EDT by Aaron Task in Investing, Recession, Banking

Updated from 12:58 p.m. EDT

With the "financial storm of the century" hitting financial institutions, many Americans are worried about the safety of their bank deposits. While the FDIC insures individual accounts up to $100,000, the reaction to IndyMac's failure this summer -- lines outside retail branches -- shows Americans have limited faith in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees individual accounts up to $100,000.

Update: "The banking system is safe and sound," Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson declared at a mid-afternoon press conference Monday, seeking to ameliorate such concerns.

"Nothing is more important than the stability and orderliness of our financial markets (and) regulators remain vigilant," Paulson continued. "We're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work of some of the past excesses, but the American people can remain confident in the soundness and resilience of our financial system."

But Americans are justified to be worried, says Nouriel Roubini, of NYU's Stern School and RGE Monitor, who notes there is already a "slow-motion run on retail banks" occurring nationwide. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/56994/Top-Economist-Americans-Should-Worry-About-Bank-Deposits-if-Congress-Doesn't-Act?tickers=LEH,MER,BAC,AIG,WM,

[madrchsod]

1. fdr said--"all we have to fear is fear itself"...

and this dumb fuck says there`s a run on the banks...

jesus h crist is`t there anyone that has any idea how to restore confidence in the banking industry..