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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March has led to a debate about federal deposit insurance. On one side are academics and experts who believe that the government should guarantee all deposits.

The proposed bank, backed by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, received conditional approval from the OCC in October.

The FDIC was created 90 years ago to help the U.S. navigate a catastrophe that put thousands of banks out of business. Its mission is to keep panic and turbulence from collapsed institutions like ...