The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. advanced regulators’ plan to ease a key capital rule that big banks have said limits their ability to act as intermediaries in the $29 trillion Treasuries market.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. decided to handle Thursday’s board meeting on a key capital rule “notationally,” according to a statement, after previously saying it would be open to the ...

With the average savings account paying 0.38%, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), it might feel a little bleak for savers. However, high-yield savings accounts still ...

The Fed joins other U.S. bank regulators -- the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -- in moving to drop that examination standard.

The central bank is planning to reduce a capital buffer for the country’s largest banks, which critics warn will make the financial system less resilient.

The leading CD rate is 4.55% for a 1-year certificate. That APY is more than 2.8 times the national average. Plus, you have 12 other chances to lock in 4.50%.

All of these accounts are protected by either the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or National Credit Union Administration, unless otherwise noted.

The national average rate for savings accounts is 0.43%, per the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The best online banks in Illinois and elsewhere offer rates that are considerably ...

U.S. Bank savings accounts have Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance and come with benefits like overdraft protection and waivable maintenance fees.

Beyond this, make sure you don’t exceed federal insurance limits when deciding how much money to keep in a CD account. For the most part, these limits are $250,000 per bank, per depositor.