By DON MECOY, The Oklahoman

OKLAHOMA CITY - For rednecks across the country, a bank is more than just where you sit when you're fishing.

Over the past couple of years, Oklahoma banker Wade Huckabay has dealt with a flood of rednecks who want to do business with him and his online Redneck Bank.

NORMAN, Okla. - At ease amid noisy young relatives and family photos in her brother's home here, Elizabeth Warren doesn't seem like a person at the center of a fierce political battle that stretches from Wall Street to the White House.

Former Oklahoma football star Sam Bradford is preparing for his first payday, which promises to be a doozy.

If you'd like to earn 5.25 percent interest on your checkin' account, you might be a redneck.

There may be nothing more unsettling than a financial adviser telling you not to panic. But really, don't panic, said Tom Phillips of T.S. Phillips Investments in Oklahoma City."This is going to sound crazy, but the best time to invest in stocks is when they're down," Phillips said.

Stagflation may be ready to rear its ugly head, some economists and financial experts say.A credit crisis that continues to spread has staggered the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, consumer spending and confidence are down while prices for oil, agricultural futures and gold soar to record levels amid rising unemployment. It all makes for a pessimistic economic forecast.