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Americans Feel More Financially Secure Despite Cloudy Economic Picture

COUNTRY Financial Security Index records second consecutive rise

Bloomington, Ill., October 16, 2007 — The COUNTRY Financial Security Index continued it’s upward swing in October, rising 1.3 points to 69.9, as Americans felt more confident in nearly all aspects of their financial security. The latest boost took the Index to its second highest reading of the year, just short of the 70.2 recorded in February.