The Wall Street Journal reports FDIC to Delay Bank Plan.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it would put off a planned premium increase on banks as it held steady its projected losses for the government fund that covers bank deposits. The FDIC staff on Tuesday advised the agency’s five-member board to delay a premium increase of three one hundredths of a percentage point scheduled for Jan. 1 because it expects bank failures to begin trailing off next year. The higher assessments will be …

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FDIC Holds off Raising Bank Insurance Premiums, Expects Bank Failures to Peak in 2010