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U.S. banks increased lending by $130B in Q4, the largest quarterly pickup in four years,...

  • Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 5:15 PM ET
    U.S. banks increased lending by $130B in Q4, the largest quarterly pickup in four years, according to the FDIC's latest industry report card. The lending pickup is a bright spot after a mostly depressing 2011 that was the industry's most profitable year since 2006 but also just the second annual revenue decline in 74 years.
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    How many more economy facts do we need that President Obama is the real deal. Even the stock market is saying he will be reelected and a 60% chance the Congress will be Democratic This was all possible through actions by Tea Party.
    28 Feb 2012, 05:24 PM Reply Like
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    GOP has the two nuttiest party leaders in decades, one a Wall street con man who is a non-Christian and the other a religious zealots, who wants to impose church laws on Americans. Just nutts.
    28 Feb 2012, 05:28 PM Reply Like
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    Yes Terry. Thanks to Obama we have peace in the world and prosperity here:-( After he wins his next five year term he will visit all fifty seven states.
    28 Feb 2012, 09:18 PM Reply Like
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    Terry,

    What facts do you have substantiating your claim that Romney is a "con man". Merely deciding to place a label on someone does not make it true ... no matter how strongly you "feel". Please offer facts.
    29 Feb 2012, 03:34 PM Reply Like
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    Itr all looks great until the bill comes and you have to pay up for all of the transfer payments and entitlement programs. How does it feel to be the "one half of Americans" who pay taxes on earnings to support the other half that doesn't?
    29 Feb 2012, 03:40 PM Reply Like
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    It all looks great until the bill comes and you have to pay up for all of the transfer payments and entitlement programs. How does it feel to be the "one half of Americans" who pay taxes on wages earned to support the other half that doesn't? 42 Million Americans on food stamps...2.8 million homeowners who currently have not paid their mortgage in a year...36 month hangover of inventory in the housing market..15% real (U6) unemployment number...Oh, yeah and a GDP/Government debt ratio that is 100%.
    29 Feb 2012, 03:48 PM Reply Like
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