Three Banks Fail Friday

For depositors shopping for high-rate CDs through brokers, it is also important to consider the health of a bank or thrift, since attractive CD rates that are locked in can be lost when an institution fails. Depositors of three of the institutions that failed Friday face this inconvenience.

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-- Written by Philip van Doorn in Jupiter Fla.

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