David Brancaccio

One guy had to go through 30 contractors to find one with the right skills he could afford.

Plus, for most, rebuilding is taking years.

How do people find the money to live elsewhere?

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My wife and I decided that we were committed to rebuilding and rebuilding.

My wife and I decided that we were committed to rebuilding and rebuilding.

We went pretty full throttle and just dove into this unknown world for us, you know, architecture and design and building.

We went pretty full throttle and just dove into this unknown world for us, you know, architecture and design and building.

We found an amazing architect who happened to be a good friend.

We found an amazing architect who happened to be a good friend.

We found out that my wife was pregnant with our second child, and that was sort of the U-turn on everything.

We found out that my wife was pregnant with our second child, and that was sort of the U-turn on everything.

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I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles.

Good morning to you.

First, some top Federal Reserve officials now have a stretch of job security.

The central bank has announced that most of the presidents of the regional Fed banks have been reappointed.

This is despite some Trump administration proposals to exert greater control over the Fed's regional banks.

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer explains.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion three years ago has been sentenced to 15 years.