What the FDIC Covers:
- Checking accounts
- Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) accounts
- Savings accounts
- Money Market Deposit accounts (MMDA)
- Time Deposits such as Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
- Cashier’s checks, money orders, and other official items issued by a bank
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What the FDIC Does Not Cover:
- Stock Investments
- Bond Investments
- Mutual Funds
- Life Insurance Policies
- Annuities
- Municipal Securities
- Safe Deposit Boxes or their contents
- U.S. Treasury Bills, Bonds or Notes
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Deposits at FDIC-insured institutions are insured to at least $250,000 per depositor for each account ownership category.
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To ensure funds are fully protected, depositors should understand their coverage limits. The coverage limits show below to the total of all deposits that an account holder has in the same ownership categories at each FDIC insured bank.
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Single Account (owned by one person)
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$250,000 per owner
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Joint Account (two or more persons)
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$250,000 per owner
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Certain Retirement Accounts
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$250,000 per owner
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Trust Accounts (Revocable/Irrevocable)
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$250,000 per owner per beneficiary subject to specific limitations and requirements
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Corporation, Partnership and Unincorporated Association Accounts
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$250,000 per corporation, partnership or unincorporated association
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Employee Benefit Plan
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$250,000 for the non-contingent, ascertainable interest of each participant
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Government Accounts
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$250,000 per official custodian
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For additional information relating to FDIC insurance coverage, call the FDIC at 1-877-275-3342 or visit its website.
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Information on this webpage contains selected text of FDIC information extracted from FDIC brochures available on the FDIC’s official website at www.fdic.gov. This information is presented in a non-technical way and is not intended to be a legal interpretation of the FDIC’s laws and regulations on insurance coverage. Greater details concerning technical aspects of insurance coverage can be found by consulting the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 USC 1911 et seq.) and the FDIC’s regulations relating to insurance coverage (12 CFR Part 330). In the event of discrepancy or dispute between this document and the information at www.fdic.gov, the information provided at www.fdic.gov will prevail. Information subject to change.
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