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**FILE** President Obama (left) speaks Feb. 9, 2012, in Washington about a settlement with the nation's five largest banks over foreclosures. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is in the background. (Associated Press)

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Back on Capitol Hill to discuss JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s $2 billion trading loss this spring, CEO Jamie Dimon firmly denied Tuesday that the total could soar. (Associated Press)

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Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, eight-year-old Max Page, who plays Darth Vader in the Passat commercial, and Frank Fischer, Chairman and CEO of Volkswagen of America Chattanooga, pose in front of a new Passat as Volkswagen hosted a grand opening of its new plant and to launch its all-new Passat in Chattanooga, Tenn., Wednesday. May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Billy Weeks)

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday unveils "Surface,"a new tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad. (Associated Press)

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Customers browse discounted goods for sale at a "1 euro store" Monday in Athens. Greeks voted Sunday for parties supporting the nation's bailout package, which Mr. Obama, at the G-20 summit, said "indicates a positive prospect." (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A man is silhouetted May 24, 2012, against the skyline of a luxury brand outlet and the financial district of Singapore. (Associated Press)

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The headquarters for the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority is shown here in this undated file photo.

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A broker puts on his tie after arriving June 18, 2012, at the Stock Exchange in Madrid. (Associated Press)

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Michael, left, and Patricia Jackson sift through bank documents in their home Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Marietta, Ga. On a suburban cul-de-sac northwest of Atlanta, the Jacksons are struggling to keep a house worth $100,000 less than they owe. Their voices and those of many others tell the story of a country that, for all the economic turmoil of the past few years, continues to believe things will get better. But until it does, families are trying to hang on to what they've got left. The Great Recession claimed nearly 40 percent of Americans' wealth, the Federal Reserve reported last week. The new figures, showing Americans' net worth has plunged back to what it was in 1992, left economists shuddering. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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This Friday, June 15, 2012 photo shows Kathy Miller, president of Total Event Resources, at her offices in Schaumburg, Ill. In 2008, her events planning company was having its best year ever. She and her husband had set aside money to put their two sons through college, with enough left in savings for "a very nice life" in the Chicago suburb. Then the financial crisis sent the stock market tumbling and the corporate customers who had kept Miller's company busy, stopped calling. When the government reported that the Great Recession claimed nearly 40 percent of Americans' wealth, the figure alarmed economists. But for families across the country, the numbers merely confirm that they are not alone. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)