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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...