Regulators Shut Banks In Calif., Ga. And Sd

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Fri, 07/17/2009 - 11:55pm

Regulators on Friday shut two banks in California and two smaller banks in Georgia and South Dakota, boosting to 57 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year.

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