Greeks pull savings from banks as crisis deepens

ATHENS – Fearful Greeks have withdrawn savings from banks over the past week because of a deepening political crisis and fear of an exit from the euro, banking sources said on Wednesday. Greeks withdrew as much as 5 billion euros — nearly 3% of total deposits — after outgoing Prime Minister George Papandreou’s shock call last week for a referendum on a eurozone bailout, said one banker, who declined to be named. “Many people withdrew their money from banks on Thursday and Friday and money couriers had a hard time...