What is the FDIC?

 

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a United States government corporation created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. It provides deposit insurance, which guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks, currently up to $250,000 per depositor per bank. The FDIC insures deposits at 8,195 institutions. The FDIC also examines and supervises certain financial institutions for safety and soundness, performs certain consumer-protection functions, and manages banks in receiverships (failed banks).

New Deposit Insurance Limits - The standard insurance amount of $250,000 per depositor is in effect through December 31, 2013. On January 1, 2014, the standard insurance amount will return to $100,000 per depositor for all account categories except IRAs and certain other retirement accounts, which will remain at $250,000 per depositor. For more information visit: Deposit Insurance Simplification Fact Sheet.

Insured institutions are required to place signs at their place of business stating that "deposits are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government."[4] Since the start of FDIC insurance on January 1, 1934, no depositor has lost a single cent of insured funds as a result of a failure.
 

You can enter the website to find if your Bank in US has FDIC Insurance www.fdic.gov

  • Look up demographic and financial information on any bank or thrift insured by the FDIC
  • List FDIC insured banks and thrifts by location, size or other characteristics
  • Trace inactive (closed) banks to their successor institutions
  • Download Institution Lists and Summary Financial Reports displayed on a screen

 

 

 

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