FDIC insurance protects up to $250,000 per depositor, per bank, per ownership category, leaving balances above that limit uninsured if a bank fails. While bank failures are rare, they can spike during ...

Each government failure becomes an excuse to do more of what failed. It is sad but not surprising to see this expensive and destructive cycle of failure repeat itself with banking regulation.

FDIC, NCUA and SIPC insurance all protect your money. But do you know how much each one covers?

A proposed increase to federal deposit insurance levels for certain business accounts is a necessary reform that will support community banks and the communities they serve, writes Jack Hopkins, of ...