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Tricky situation over interest at Ally Bank

Jun. 15, 2009
Ally Bank, formerly GMAC Bank, has chopped the rates it offers on certificates of deposit since the American Bankers Association complained to regulators in late May that the government-controlled bank was paying too much. In a May 27 letter to the Federal...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler