FDIC DEPOSIT INSURANCE COVERAGE
The Federal Deposit Insurance corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency of the United States government that protects against the loss of insured deposits if an FDIC-insured bank or savings association fails. FDIC deposit insurance is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Since the FDIC was established, no depositor has ever lost a single penny of FDIC-insured funds.
FDIC insurance covers funds in deposit accounts, including checking and savings accounts, money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs).
FDIC insurance does not, however, cover other financial products and servies that insured banks may offer, such as stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, life insurance policies, annuities or municipal securities.
There is no need for depositors to apply for FDIC insurance or even to request it. Coverage is automatic.
To ensure funds are fully protected, depositors should understand their deposit insurance coverage limits. The FDIC provides separate insurance coverage for deposits held in different ownership categories such as single accounts, joint accounts, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and trust accounts.
Basic FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Limits*
Single Accounts (owned by one person)
Joint Accounts (two or more persons)
IRAs and certain other retirement accounts
Trust Accounts |
$250,00 per owner**
$250,000 per co-owner**
$250,000 per owner
$250,000 per owner per beneficiary subject to specific limitations and requirements** |
* These deposit insurance coverage limits refer to the total of all deposits that an accountholder (or accountholders) has at each FDIC-insuraed bank, The listing above shows only the most common ownership categorise that apply to individual and family deposits, and assumes that all FDIC requirements are met.
** The legislation authorizing the inscrease in deposit insurance coverage limits makes the change effective October 3, 2008, through December 31, 2009.
