Reacting to local problems related to the U.S. credit crunch, a one-day quick tender of unlimited funds was offered Thursday at the bargain rate of 4.0% to banks in the 13-nation Euro zone in which the ECB sets interest rates.

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Between the expiration of the initial rate and the end of the surrender charge period the consumer is at the tender mercy of the insurance company.

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