The Treasury Department recently approved the FDIC’s request to extend the temporary deposit insurance limit of $250,000 from the end of 2009 to 2013. This move was made to add stability to the banking industry and instill more consumer confidence in our economy.
Until last year, the FDIC insurance deposit limit was $100,000. However, consumer fear and failing banks lead to the approval of a temporary increase in insurance coverage. The $250,000 limit was set to expire at the end of 2009, but now has added life.
According to the FDIC, on January 1, 2014, the standard insurance amount will return to $100,000 per depositor for all account categories except for IRAs and other certain retirement accounts which will remain at $250,000 per depositor.
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) insurance limits have also been extended through the end of 2013. The NCUSIF protects money held at credit unions and is administered through National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The limits are also $250,000 per account and are set to return to previous levels on January 1, 2014.
The FDIC and NCUSIF protect your money
Thanks to the FDIC and the NCUSIF, no protected account at a bank or credit union has ever lost money due to a bank failure. For more information about how the FDIC works, check out this great video: Watch the FDIC Takes Over a Bank.
