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Toplines - Banking - July 17, 2008

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Daily Snapshot

Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 17-18, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent new stories about the recent failure of IndyMac Bank?

23% Very closely

33% Somewhat closely

23% Not very closely

17% Not at all closely

3% Not sure

2* When thinking about the money you have in the bank, how worried are you that it will be lost due to a bank failure?

8% Very worried

22% Somewhat worried

43% Not very worried

22% Not at all worried

4% Not sure

3* Did individuals who had money in the IndyMac bank lose their savings?

9% Yes

38% No
52% Not sure

4* Is the following statement true or false?—an agency of the federal government guarantees all bank deposits up to $100,000 per person.

73% True

13% False

13% Not sure

5* How confident are you in the stability of the U.S. Banking industry today?

18% Very confident

50% Somewhat confident

22% Not very confident

6% Not at all confident

4% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence