Some deposit accounts offer FDIC protection beyond the standard $250,000 limit. CNBC Select explains what you need to know.

The FDIC insures up to $250,000 per depositor, per bank, per ownership category, leaving larger balances exposed if a bank fails. While bank collapses are rare, economic downturns can trigger spikes ...

Officials from both parties are pushing to raise the FDIC insurance limit from $250,000 to $10 million. But not only millionaires would benefit. Money; Getty Images In a rare moment of bipartisan ...

Crossing the $250,000 mark in a savings account puts your money under a different set of bank rules. In the U.S., bank deposits are insured only up to certain limits, which means part of a large ...

If the beaten-down stock market has got you seeking a haven for your cash, there's some good news. The financial-system bailout legislation enacted last month boosted limits on federal insurance for ...

I walked into the bank lobby to deposit a check the other day and saw a big sign meant to reassure customers about Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. protection. Unfortunately, the sign actually misled ...

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., an independent federal agency, serves several functions. Arguably its most important job is insuring money you’ve deposited at an FDIC-member bank. The FDIC ...

Do you have more than a quarter-million dollars in your bank account? If not, you’re among the majority of Americans whose deposits are fully insured by the federal government. Should your bank go ...