The $250,000 cap on insurance covers more than 99 percent of accounts, but the amount of uninsured bank deposits has grown dramatically in the last decade, leaving the institutions vulnerable to ...

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has hosted 20 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1991 News Conference. The year with the most events was 2010 with six events.

The NCUA offers deposit insurance that's similar to FDIC insurance. Like the FDIC, the NCUA offers coverage of up to $250,000 per depositor, per credit union, per ownership category.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created during the Great Depression to restore trust in a financial system shaken by the failure of thousands of banks.

FDIC is insurance provided by the federal government that protects deposits in U.S. banks up to $250,000. Here’s how it works.