Banks in Calif., Ill., Fla., Texas are shut down - Yahoo! Finance

Banks in Calif., Ill., Fla., Texas are shut down - Yahoo! Finance: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators shut four banks from California to Florida on Friday, boosting to 20 the number of U.S. bank failures this year following the 140 closures last year in the worst financial climate in decades."

Danger Ahead For Small Banks - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com

Danger Ahead For Small Banks - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com: "The small banks that do much of the lending to small business face a crisis in the near future that could force thousands of them to cut back on loans."

Our debt time bomb is ready to go ka-boom Paul B. Farrell - MarketWatch

Our debt time bomb is ready to go ka-boom Paul B. Farrell - MarketWatch: "Retire? You can fuggetaboutit if the new Global Debt Time Bomb is detonated by any one of 20 made-in-America trigger mechanisms."