FDIC

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions.

Source: fdic.gov

Yellen Predicts More Bank Mergers This Year
Yellen Predicts More Bank Mergers This Year
June 25, 2023  |  Banking

Rising interest rates and a recent banking crisis could lead more lenders to merge this year. That’s according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who...

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US Taxpayers Backstopped Big Tech, VC Billions During SVB Collapse 
US Taxpayers Backstopped Big Tech, VC Billions During SVB Collapse 
June 23, 2023  |  Connected Economy

If money could’ve talked this spring, it would’ve been saying “goodbye.” Or so politicians, businesses and individuals around America thought when Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed...

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Report: Tech Giants Were Among Uninsured Depositors Covered by FDIC
Report: Tech Giants Were Among Uninsured Depositors Covered by FDIC
June 23, 2023  |  Big Tech

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s guarantee of uninsured accounts at Silicon Valley Bank reportedly included companies that would have been in no real danger. While President Joe Biden...

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Federal Reserve’s Powell: Smaller Banks to Be Exempt From New Capital Requirements
Federal Reserve’s Powell: Smaller Banks to Be Exempt From New Capital Requirements
June 22, 2023  |  Banking

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced in a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday (June 22) that smaller banks with assets below $100 billion will not...

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FDIC Readies Sale of SVB’s $460 Million German Business
FDIC Readies Sale of SVB’s $460 Million German Business
June 16, 2023  |  Banking

Beginning next week, bidders will get the chance to purchase Silicon Valley Bank’s German business. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is set to open a data...

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Fed and SEC Probe Goldman Sachs’ Actions in SVB’s Last Days
Fed and SEC Probe Goldman Sachs’ Actions in SVB’s Last Days
June 15, 2023  |  Banking

Federal officials are reportedly probing Goldman Sachs’ involvement in the final days of Silicon Valley Bank. A report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Thursday...

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JPMorgan Chase’s Consumer Deposits ‘Slightly Down’ Over Banking Crisis and Rates
JPMorgan Chase’s Consumer Deposits ‘Slightly Down’ Over Banking Crisis and Rates
June 13, 2023  |  Banking

The banking industry is facing several challenges concerning consumer deposits, according to Jennifer Piepszak, co-CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s consumer and community banking unit.  Piepszak has predicted...

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Is Fed and FDIC Data on Dropping Bank Deposits a Blip or Trend?
Is Fed and FDIC Data on Dropping Bank Deposits a Blip or Trend?
June 02, 2023  |  Banking

For banks — and specifically for their consumers: No deposit, no return? The bedrocks of finance — the commercial banks — are seeing at least...

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Banking Crisis Saps FDIC Insurance Fund
Banking Crisis Saps FDIC Insurance Fund
June 01, 2023  |  Banking

The recent banking crisis has strained the U.S. government’s deposit insurance fund. That’s according to data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Wednesday...

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