National Penn Bank is protected by a deposit insurance by the government. The insurance is known as FDIC.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
If the deposits in one bank are insured by the government sponsored deposit insurance whereas, in another bank this insurance is not available, it means that in case the first bank goes bankrupt, the government will give me my hard earned money that I put into my account with that bank, whereas it won't do anything if the other bank that does not have deposit insurance goes bankrupt and I stand to lose my hard earned money. So, I will deposit my money only in a bank that has the FDIC insurance on deposits available.
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Internet banking is just as safe as traditional banking institutions. Both are covered by CDC deposit insurance that covers up to $100,00 of savings.
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The initials are FDIC for federal deposit insurance corporation.
It depends on if the bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or not. If you get a cashiers check from a bank that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, then that check is insured.
Deposit insurance is a system taken by banks to guard a situation either fully or in part, against any possibility that would prevent the bank from returning said savings. Deposit insurance are mostly run by the Government and may or may not be part of a central bank.
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Any deposit under $100,000 is fully insured by the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, government agency). See http://www.fdic.gov/about/learn/symbol/index.html
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation