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The frustration didn't end for some IndyMac customers when they finally were able to withdraw their funds from the failing bank seized last week by federal regulators.

Banks are in far less danger than they were during the savings-and-loan crisis of the late 1980s, but as many as 150 U.S. banks could fail over the next year, analysts say.

Banks-Boise sells Boise, Idaho, The CW affiliate for $8M.

A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars.

The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks, a move that could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks and help them cope with credit problems.

Because of the trouble in home-equity and commercial real estate loans, he says, "you will have some economic Darwinism" among banks.

America's banks and brokerages are scrambling to raise badly needed cash, but it may be at the expense of shareholders.

After fostering the explosive growth of consumer debt in recent years, financial companies are reducing the credit limits on cards held by millions of Americans, often without warning.

Many banks are struggling to value the assets they hold, raising doubt among many investors about those companies’ financial health.