Some deposit accounts offer FDIC protection beyond the standard $250,000 limit. CNBC Select explains what you need to know.

If the beaten-down stock market has got you seeking a haven for your cash, there's some good news. The financial-system bailout legislation enacted last month boosted limits on federal insurance for ...

On August 19, the FDIC Board unanimously approved issuance of a proposed rule that seeks to amend advertising disclosures and signage regarding deposit insurance. In 2023, the FDIC updated its rules ...

Senators Bill Hagerty and Angela Alsobrooks have introduced legislation that would raise the FDIC deposit insurance limit on noninterest-bearing transactions account balances from $250,000 to $10 ...

When your savings balance climbs above $250,000, it's more than just a financial milestone -- it triggers a set of rules that determine how much of your money is actually protected. The Federal ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Board of Directors Tuesday issued a proposed rule for public comment that would revise how banks must display FDIC signage on digital interfaces and ATMs where ...

New legislation in Congress vows to protect Main Street, but the specifics suggest something else entirely. The proposal, called the Main Street Depositor Protection Act, would raise the Federal ...

The Independent Community Bankers of America, the trade association that markets itself as The Nation's Voice for Community Banks, is officially supporting the newest legislation to expand federal ...

What Is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a U.S. government agency that protects deposits in banks and other financial institutions.

There are plenty of ways that lawmakers could help community bankers. Raising federal deposit insurance limits by a factor of 40 isn't one of them, writes Jill Castilla, of Citizens Bank of Edmond.