Coverage dated April 30, 2023 to May 1, 2023

FDIC calls to boost deposit insurance above $250,000 for some accounts

Headline from CBS News

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is advocating for an increase in the deposit insurance limit for business payment accounts following the three recent bank failures.

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Seattle Times

    FDIC recommends raising insured deposit limit for businesses (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is recommending the U.S. rethink its decades-old policy of insuring only as much as $250,000 in bank deposits.

  2. MyNorthwest

    FDIC recommends overhauling US insurance deposit system (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is recommending the U.S. rethink its decades-old policy of insuring up to $250,000 in bank deposits

  3. Roll Call

    FDIC recommends raising deposit insurance cap for businesses (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The FDIC recommends that Congress raise the cap on deposit insurance for business payment accounts to avoid disruption in bank failures.

  4. CBS News

    FDIC calls to boost deposit insurance above $250,000 for some accounts (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is advocating for an increase in the deposit insurance limit for business payment accounts following the three recent bank failures.

  5. Forbes

    FDIC Suggests Scrapping $250,000 Bank Account Insurance Limit—But Just For Businesses (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The string of regional banking failures that doomed SVB, First Republic and Signature Bank is causing regulators to fundamentally rethink how the government insures bank accounts.

  6. CBS News

    FDIC recommends hiking $250,000 insured deposit limit for businesses (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The agency is rethinking its deposit insurance cap after three banks failed when panicked customers withdrew their funds.

  7. Triblive

    FDIC recommends overhauling U.S. insurance deposit system (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    NEW YORK — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is recommending the U.S. rethink its decades-old policy of insuring up to $250,000 in bank deposits and replace it with an overhaul that would allow regulators to cover higher amounts on a “targeted” basis.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    FDIC Signals Support for Narrow Changes to Deposit Insurance (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Lawmakers could reduce the risk of bank runs by significantly raising deposit-insurance protection for accounts used for payroll and other business payments, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    FDIC recommends raising deposit insurance for businesses (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The hike would shore up accounts that pose the most risk to financial stability.

  10. Fortune

    Regulators just recommended a major shake up to the decades-old $250,000 limit on deposit insurance as yet another bank goes bust (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The proposed change to the $250,000 limit comes as the FDIC looks to calm both depositors and markets following First Republic Bank's collapse.

  11. Investopedia

    FDIC Floats Proposal of Higher Insurance for Business Bank Accounts (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    In the future, businesses would be able to bank with little to no fear of losing all their money if their bank fails, if reforms suggested by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation become reality.

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