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

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.

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 ...

We often disagree on the role of government in banking, but we agree on this: The U.S. should not rush to drastically raise ...

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 ...

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has launched a campaign meant to drive awareness of FDIC insurance in the wake of bank failures this spring and the emergence of imitation banks in recent years.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said Tuesday that it was "unlikely" that deposit insurance reform passes in the current Congress and that talks on deposit insurance ...

Banks would charge ordinary customers to cover deposits from $250,000 to $10M in a massive wealth transfer from ordinary ...

The RBI has approved a landmark shift from flat-rate to risk-based deposit insurance premiums. Learn how this new framework ...

RBI approves risk-based deposit insurance premiums linked to banks’ financial health.Weaker banks to pay higher deposit insurance premiums than stronger peers.Depositor protection remains unchanged at ...

As apartment rents rise across the U.S., so, too, have the security deposits tenants must pay when signing a new lease. The upfront cash most landlords require has gotten so high that one Midwestern ...