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 $250,000 of deposits for an account holder. It was established during [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], through the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. | 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 $250,000 of deposits for an account holder. It was established during [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], through the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. |