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FDIC Consumer News - Winter 1996/1997

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Lessons From the School
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FDIC Consumer News is published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ricki Helfer, Chairman
Robert M. Garsson, Jr., Director, Office of Corporate Communications
Elizabeth Ford, Assistant Director, Office of Corporate Communications
Jay Rosenstein, Senior Writer-Editor
Tommy Ballard, Print and HTML Graphic Design and Illustration

FDIC Consumer News is produced by the Office of Corporate Communications, in cooperation with other FDIC Divisions and Offices. It is intended to present information in a nontechnical way and is not intended to be a legal interpretation of FDIC regulations and policies. Mention of a product, service or company does not constitute an endorsement. This newsletter may be reprinted in whole or in part. Please credit material used to FDIC Consumer News.

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