Recent bank failures have focused attention on deposit insurance. With the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank the FDIC ensured all depositors were quickly paid back in full.

All week, a parade of Biden administration officials has sought to drive home the message that taxpayers will not bear the financial burden of the government's guarantee that all of the depositors at ...

Learn how these federal agencies safeguard your deposits at credit unions and banks, offering protection up to $250,000 per account holder.

Standard FDIC and NCUA insurance covers up to $250,000 of deposits and interest earned on those deposits. Online-only banks also provide FDIC insurance, but fintech companies aren't part of the FDIC ...

Even if your bank fails, if your assets are in an eligible account at a FDIC-member financial institution, you will get your money back up to the FDIC’s $250,000 insured limit. Amidst a wave of bank ...

March 21 (Reuters) - In the United States and many other countries, the government guarantees a certain amount of each customer’s deposits in the event of a bank failure, to protect both consumers and ...

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The risk of bank runs could be lowered if lawmakers accept a new proposal from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to boost deposit-insurance protection for businesses above the current $250,000 ...