yes.
The FDIC extended the $250,000 limit to December 31, 2013. After that date, it will go back to the original $100,000.
"Poof". If your bank fails, any loss you incur beyond the FDIC limit is not recoverable except as a creditor in the Bankruptcy process...but good luck with getting anything out of that.
May 26th, 2009 = FDIC Insurance Limit of $250,000 Extended Until 2013 = Even as the FDIC oversaw the closures of two more banks last Friday (the 35th and 36th for this year), it also made a special announcement a few days ago regarding consumers' insurance coverage. The actual text from the FDIC website reads: "May 20, 2009 Deposits at FDIC-insured institutions are now insured up to at least $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2013. On January 1, 2014, the standard insurance amount will return to $100,000 per depositor for all account categories except for IRAs and other certain retirement accounts which will remain at $250,000 per depositor. (This supersedes the October 3, 2008 changes.)" It can be recalled that the rise in insurance coverage from $100,000 to $250,000 was made effective last October 3, 2008 in light of the successive bank closures that hit the country last year. While the new insurance cap of $250,000 per deposit account is supposed to expire come December 31, 2009, this notice effectively extends the raised limit for another four years. http://www.mybanktracker.com/bank-news/2009/05/26/fdic-insurance-limit-of-250000-extended-until-2013/#more-1812#ixzz0JToU7N1M&D
http://www.cbbwi.com/fdic.htm1980: Deposit insurance increased to $100,000.00; FDIC insurance fund is $11 billion.
The FDIC insures traditional types of bank accounts including: checking, savings, certificates of deposit (CDs), and money market deposit accounts. These types of accounts generally are insured by the FDIC up to the legal limit of $250,000.
Yes, it is generally wise to invest in a FDIC insured account because it offers protection for your deposits up to a certain limit in case the bank fails.
the insurance has been increased to $250,000 till December
FDIC is the acronym for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is not an insurer in the cistomary sense of the word. It is a government construct that serves to reimburse depositors for money, up to a dollar limit, upon the insolvency of a bank.
In the United States, the government agency that covers customer deposits if a bank fails is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC is an independent agency created by the U.S. government to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system. The FDIC provides deposit insurance, which means that if a FDIC-insured bank fails, the agency guarantees the safety of depositors' funds up to certain limits. As of September 2021, the standard deposit insurance limit is $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank. This coverage applies to various types of deposit accounts, including savings accounts, checking accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), and money market deposit accounts. It's important to note that not all banks are FDIC-insured. To ensure the safety of your deposits, it is advisable to verify that a bank is FDIC-insured before opening an account. The FDIC logo or the words "Member FDIC" displayed at the bank's premises or on their website indicate FDIC insurance coverage.
The FDIC only insures accounts with up to $100,000. If you need to, you can always open up multiple accounts. Take into consideration how much interest that you will be earning so as not to go above that limit.
As of 2013, the FDIC provides $250,000 worth of protection per depositor, per account. There is a limit because the purpose of the insurance is to encourage small depositors ("regular people," as opposed to the rich or huge corporations) to keep their money in banks. The main goal of the FDIC was to make sure that banks stay healthy, which can only happen if "regular people" have enough confidence to keep their money in the banks.
The limit for one person, one account is $250,000. In 2014, that number will reduce to $100,000.