FDIC Insurance Explained

You may wonder how FDIC coverage works and how it applies to your Thurston First Bank accounts. View this informational video to learn about the latest FDIC Insurance updates.

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Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount Permanently Raised to $250,000

On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which, in part, permanently raises the current standard maximum deposit insurance amount to $250,000. The FDIC insurance coverage limit applies per depositor, per insured depository institution for each account ownership category.

Notice of Changes in Temporary FDIC Insurance Coverage for Transaction Accounts

All funds in a “noninterest-bearing transaction account” are insured in full by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from December 31, 2010, through December 31, 2012. This temporary unlimited coverage is in addition to, and separate from, the coverage of at least $250,000 available to depositors under the FDIC’s general deposit insurance rules.

The term “noninterest-bearing transaction account” includes a traditional checking account or demand deposit account on which the insured depository institution pays no interest. It also includes Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts ("IOLTAs"). It does not include other accounts, such as traditional checking or demand deposit accounts that may earn interest, NOW accounts, and money-market deposit accounts.

For more information about temporary FDIC insurance coverage of transaction accounts, visit www.fdic.gov.

FDIC Insurance Overview

As your financial advisor, we are here to help make sure your deposits are safeguarded with FDIC insurance. Your banker is experienced in how to configure your accounts to maximize your FDIC protection. In addition, your banker is trained on the recent updates to FDIC insurance and can explain how these changes may affect your accounts. Below is an overview of the most recent changes put in place by the FDIC:

1. The standard insurance amount currently is $250,000 per depositor.
2. Unlimited deposit insurance coverage is available through December 31, 2012, for non-interest bearing transaction accounts, regardless of dollar amount.

FDIC insurance covers funds in deposit accounts, including checking and savings accounts, money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). FDIC insurance does not, however, cover other financial products and services that insured banks may offer, such as stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, life insurance policies, annuities or municipal securities.
To ensure funds are fully protected, depositors should understand their coverage limits. The FDIC provides separate coverage for deposits held in different account ownership categories. The coverage limits shown in the chart below refer to the total of all deposits that an accountholder has in the same ownership categories at each FDIC-insured bank. The chart shows only the most common ownership categories that apply to individual and family deposits, and assumes that all FDIC requirements are met.