Some deposit accounts offer FDIC protection beyond the standard $250,000 limit. CNBC Select explains what you need to know.

The FDIC insures up to $250,000 per depositor, per bank, per ownership category, leaving larger balances exposed if a bank fails. While bank collapses are rare, economic downturns can trigger spikes ...

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 ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., an independent federal agency, serves several functions. Arguably its most important job is insuring money you’ve deposited at an FDIC-member bank. The FDIC ...

An account-sharing service designed to extend the limits of government deposit insurance has doubled its coverage to $10 million for a single customer by expanding the number of participating banks.

Do you have more than a quarter-million dollars in your bank account? If not, you’re among the majority of Americans whose deposits are fully insured by the federal government. Should your bank go ...

There are plenty of ways that lawmakers could help community bankers. Raising federal deposit insurance limits by a factor of 40 isn't one of them, writes Jill Castilla, of Citizens Bank of Edmond.

Automated sweeps into high-yield accounts enable fintechs to offer better returns and enhanced insurance for their customers, with Bluevine leading the way as a pilot client SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS ...