Economics and Investing:

More Friday FDIC Follies: Regulators close small banks in Iowa, Louisiana for total of 90 bank failures in 2011 ^[1]

Debt Crisis Contagion: The Euro Zone’s Deadly Domino Effect ^[2]

It’s All About Gold Now ^[3]

How Can The America People Ever Trust Congress Again After Learning Of The Rampant Insider Trading That Has Been Going On? ^[4]

Items from The Economatrix:

Real Estate:  Why Home Prices Won’t Bottom Out ^[5]

Paul Drockton: MF Global and Derivatives Disinformation ^[6]

Student Loan Default Rates Surging Largely Due to For-Profit College Expansion ^[7]

Foreclosure Crisis Only Halfway Over ^[8]