The '''Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation''' (FDIC) is an agency which insures deposits in bank institutions in the event of [[money|financial]] failure. Current policies insure the first $100,000 of deposits for an account holder.
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The '''Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation''' (FDIC) is an agency which insures deposits in bank institutions in the event of [[money|financial]] failure. Current policies insure the first $100,000 of deposits for an account holder. It was established during Franklin [[Delano Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], through the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933.