Is there a limit as to how many saving account a person can have?

Answer 1

No, you may have as many savings accounts as you wish, unless the bank you have accounts with restrict how many you may have, such as promotional interest rate savings accounts or poor banking history with that bank (Reg. D violations). However, you may open as many accounts as you wish, but that doesn't necessary mean they all will be FDIC-insured. FDIC insurance is based off of the relationship title of the account. For example, if you have 5 savings account all under your name, no joint-holders, non-trust title, the most you can have insured under one banking entity is 100,000.00. So if your 5 accounts, for example, have balances totalling 150,000. $50,000 of that money will not be insured. If you are saving large sums of monies, you may want to consider other options instead of opening numerous savings accounts, such as IRA retirement accounts, for the tax benefit. If you earn more than $10 in interest, you are required to pay taxes on the interest earned, and you will receive a 1099R that you must file with your taxes. I hope I was able to answer your question.