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Ambitious Small Banks Get Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble

Newsvine - business  Sat, 07/04/2009 - 05:30

H. Averett Walker used hot money to turn Security Bank from a sleepy Southern lender into a regional powerhouse.

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For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble

NYT > Business  Fri, 07/03/2009 - 19:40

Bulk deposits from brokers, known as hot money, fueled growth at smaller banks across the country, but also led some to the brink, and beyond.