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  • Five more bank failures were announced over the weekend, bringing this year's total to 77. And a Texas bank may be next. Marketplace's Senior Business Correspondent Bob Moon reports on why bank failures are rising at this point in the financial crisis.

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  • Seventy-seven banks have failed this year, more than three times as many as last year. Alisa Roth reports.

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    California's parks department saw its budget cut by 20% due to the state's budget crisis. That means park fees are going up. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • Bank of America is ending a rule that consumer disputes be settled through the arbitration process. Jeremy Hobson reports the bank's move is likely just the beginning.

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  • The Obama administration is grappling with figuring out who will fund the costs for new regulation of the financial system. Steve Henn reports even bankers can't seem to agree.

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  • Richard DeKaser, president of Woodley Park Research, talks with Steve Chiotakis about whether we should be worried about deflation and July's industrial production report.

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  • The Obama administration wants big banks to pay more for its proposed regulation system. Tamara Keith reports.

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  • Aug 14, 2009

    Getting Personal

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    Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell talk to listeners about how to invest an inheritance, how to get the most of a lost loved one's financial legacy and what happens if a bike rider is hit by an uninsured driver.

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  • There are a number of government programs that aim to help homeowners struggling with high monthly mortgage payments. But are they actually helping? Tess Vigeland talks with Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics about the problems facing these programs and some possible solutions.

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  • You might assume that the majority of people in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure are young or inexperienced. But a recent study by the AARP shows that nearly a third of all people facing foreclosure are 50 or older. Krissy Clark reports.

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