The failure of [Bank] last week is expected to set back the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) by $825.5 million, a pretty stiff bill for an institution with only $2.18 billion in assets. Concerning which a stunned subscriber asks, "Shouldn't a loss this big be mathematically impossible?" Actually, it's old hat. . .

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