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Publisher: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Hurricane Recovery: Information for Consumers and Bankers in the Affected Areas 
 This site provides frequently asked questions and tips for banking customers affected by Hurricane Katrina, consumer contact and branch information for banks in the affected area, information about letters sent to financial institutions on matters such as Social Security payments, and related links. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/news/katrina/ Topics: Finance, Hurricane Katrina, Investing Last updated Apr 17, 2006 ATM Safety: Common Sense Tips for Combating Crooks
Safety tips for using automated teller machines (ATMs), including guidelines for protection of your ATM card and personal identification number (PIN), choice of ATMs, and withdrawal of cash. Includes a link to a related page on laws protecting ATM users. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnspr04/atm.html Topics: Finance, Money Last updated Jul 13, 2004 Deposit Insurance
"Learn how deposit insurance works and whether the [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation] FDIC insures your deposits." Features a guide to the types of investments that are FDIC-insured (for up to $100,000, generally, and to $250,000 for certain retirement accounts) and those that are not insured (such as mutual funds), a bank look-up tool, general investment tips (such as looking for "Not FDIC Insured" disclosure), and related consumer materials. From the FDIC. http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/ Topics: Finance, Investing, Money Last updated Jul 17, 2007 Fraud Alert! Bogus "Bonus" Checks
Background about scams that involve receipt of bonus checks in incorrect amounts or fake cashiers checks. Includes descriptions of the scams, and suggestions of how to protect yourself from them. For example, with cashier's checks the site advises insisting a check is drawn on a local bank, calling an out-of-town bank, and waiting to release merchandise until a check has cleared. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnsum02/fraud.html Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Corruption & Fraud Last updated Sep 5, 2007 Bank Data and Statistics
Quick links to bank data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including databases and reports about FDIC-insured institutions, financial information and reports, and bank rating services. Find beneficial ownership filings, uniform bank performance reports, deposit market share reports, historical statistics on banking, and more. From the FDIC. http://www.fdic.gov/bank/statistical/ Topics: Money Last updated Sep 16, 2008 Government Studies and Deposit Insurance
A "listing of major U.S. government studies written after 1980 [through 2001] on the related topics of deposit insurance and bank failures. The studies touch upon a variety of issues ... including: the ... FDIC, the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF), deposit insurance reform, [and] the causes of bank failures." Includes links to many of the documents. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/govstudy/ Topics: Money Last updated Jul 14, 2008 FDIC 75 Years
Website commemorating the 75 anniversary in 2008 of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing legislation creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on June 16, 1933. Includes a timeline, video clip on anniversary events, a one-page document that provides an explanation of deposit insurance for consumers, and examples of FDIC advertising. From the FDIC. http://www.fdic.gov/anniversary/ Topics: Money Last updated Jul 14, 2008 FDIC: Identity Theft
"The FDIC has created this webpage to inform consumers of information the FDIC has made available on identity theft." Includes links to videos, consumer news articles, a 2004 study, press releases, and related material. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/alerts/theft.html Topics: Crime Last updated Aug 6, 2008 Frequently Asked Questions for Deposit Insurance
Questions and answers about new "FDIC deposit insurance coverage of recovable trust deposits, effective September 28, 2008." FDIC deposit insurance was temporarily increased from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2009. Topics include how to file a complaint against a bank and which accounts are FDIC-insured. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/difaq.html Topics: Investing Last updated Nov 13, 2008 The Cost of the Savings and Loan Crisis: Truth and Consequences
This 2000 report considers the cost of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. This crisis "produced the greatest collapse of the U.S. financial institutions since the Great Depression. ... As of December 31, 1999, the thrift crisis had cost taxpayers approximately $124 billion." Includes material about the creation and operation of the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). Opens directly into a PDF document. Form the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/banking/2000dec/brv13n2_2.pdf Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 22, 2008 The S&L Crisis: A Chrono-Bibliography
This site provides a chronology of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s covering 1966-1989 along with listings of books and articles. Topics include causes of the S&L crisis, Charles Keating and Lincoln Savings and Loan, depository institutions deregulation, Financial Institution Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), and state deposit insurance funds. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) library. http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/s&l/ Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Bank Holding Company Act
Text of this federal law that defines a bank holding company as "any company which has control over any bank or over any company that is or becomes a bank holding company by virtue of this Act." Also find code definitions for terms such as thrift institutions and financial holding companies, prohibited and exempt activities, exemptions, and much more. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/6000-100.html Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 23, 2008 Failed Bank List
"This page contains useful information for the customers and vendors of these [failed] banks. This includes information on the acquiring bank (if applicable), how your accounts and loans are affected, and how vendors can file claims against the receivership. This list includes banks which have failed since October 1, 2000." Banks listed include Washington Mutual and IndyMac. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 29, 2008 FDIC: U.S. Home Prices: Does Bust Always Follow Boom?
This 2005 FDIC analysis "examines the historical movement of home prices at the metro level to gain insight into the outlook for U.S. home prices. There is some evidence that home price booms can be followed by busts -- although we find, at least by our criteria, that this pattern may be more the exception than the rule." Includes a table showing housing booms and busts for 1978-2003. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). http://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/fyi/2005/021005fyi.html Topics: Housing Last updated Mar 23, 2009 |
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