If your savings balance tops $250,000, some of your money may not be protected. Here's how FDIC limits work, and what to do ...

FDIC insurance covers up to $250,000 per depositor, per bank, per ownership category — meaning a single person can protect far more than $250,000 by using different account types at the same ...

Once a savings account crosses $250,000, the number on the screen stops being just a milestone and starts to determine how ...

— -- Savers who are frustrated with limits on federal deposit insurance could find temporary relief in the $700 billion financial rescue package pending on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers are considering ...

Discover FDIC coverage for business accounts, including types insured and coverage limits, ensuring your deposits are ...

Senators Bill Hagerty and Angela Alsobrooks have introduced legislation that would raise the FDIC deposit insurance limit on noninterest-bearing transactions account balances from $250,000 to $10 ...

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 ...

Regulators announced a plan to raise deposit insurance coverage, promising greater protection for savers if a bank fails. The move, unveiled today, is designed to steady confidence after recent market ...

— -- Old photographs of Depression-era bank runs are popping up all over the place, and that raises a couple of questions. Why don't people wear hats anymore? And, more important, could this ...

Banks would face much higher assessments to bring the Deposit Insurance Fund's reserve ratio into compliance. Those costs would be reflected in higher fees and reduced availability of credit, writes ...