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2012-10-08 — washingtonpost.com
The data mirror a national trend in which Americans are saving more money even as interest rates hit record lows. The total amount of money in savings accounts rose about 5 percent to $6.9 trillion earlier this year, according to data released by the Federal Reserve.
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