Mesopotamia refers to a region rather than a specific time period. It encompasses a timeline spanning thousands of years, from around 10,000 BC to the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 539 BC. Notable civilizations that existed during this time include the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.
FDIC is a Federal Government provided insurance program provided through Federally regulated banks. It provides insurance protection for depositors so that they will not have to worry about the security of their money deposited in these insured banks. There is a similar program called the FSLIC that provides the same coverage for Savings and Loans. Other programs are provided for Credit Unions and for Brokerage Accounts. It is not insurance in the customary sense of the term. Instead, it is in the nature of a bail-out program in the event that a financial institution becomes insolvent. There exist limitations on the amount that each depositor can recover per account from the program.
FIRREA is the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act. This act was passed on August 9, 1989 to respond to the Savinggs and Loan Crisis after it bankrupted the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The FSLIC was supposed to make sure Savings and Loan depositors received their investments back when the banks went bankrupt.FIRREA provided $50 billion to close failed banks and stop further losses. It set up a new government agency called the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) to resell Savings and Loan assets, mostly real estate, and use the proceeds to pay back depositors. FIRREA also changed Savings and Loan regulations to help prevent further poor investments and fraud.Examples: Without FIRREA, depositors in bankrupt Savings and Loans would have simply lost their money.