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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 $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. | ||
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| + | Initially, the FDIC insured the first $2,500 in each deposit account. In July 1934, the limit was raised to $5,000. In 1969 the limit was raised to $20,000, and in 1974 it increased to $40,000. In 1980, the limit was raised to $100,000.<ref>{{cited web|url=http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/speeches/archives/1997/sp23jan97.html|title=FDIC Symposium:History of the Eighties: Lessons for the Future|author=Ricki Helfer, FDIC Chairman|date=January 16, 1997|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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[[category:United States Government Agencies]] | [[category:United States Government Agencies]] | ||
[[category:New Deal]] | [[category:New Deal]] | ||
[[category:Finance]] | [[category:Finance]] | ||
Revision as of 15:38, October 22, 2012
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an agency which insures deposits in bank institutions in the event of 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.
Initially, the FDIC insured the first $2,500 in each deposit account. In July 1934, the limit was raised to $5,000. In 1969 the limit was raised to $20,000, and in 1974 it increased to $40,000. In 1980, the limit was raised to $100,000.[1]