Some deposit accounts offer FDIC protection beyond the standard $250,000 limit. CNBC Select explains what you need to know.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures deposits of up to $250,000 per person, per ownership category, per bank. Bank networks, such as IntraFi Network Deposits and Impact Deposits ...

Many people worry about what might happen if their bank suddenly closes, especially when savings represent months or years of hard work. You may want clarity on how much is protected and what happens ...

Officials from both parties are pushing to raise the FDIC insurance limit from $250,000 to $10 million. But not only millionaires would benefit. Money; Getty Images In a rare moment of bipartisan ...

With all the problems facing banks these days, how safe are your deposits? The question hasn’t popped up all that much lately, which is a bit surprising considering all the troubled-loan writedowns, ...

Banks would face much higher assessments to bring the Deposit Insurance Fund's reserve ratio into compliance. Those costs would be reflected in higher fees and reduced availability of credit, writes ...

Senators Bill Hagerty and Angela Alsobrooks have introduced legislation that would raise the FDIC deposit insurance limit on noninterest-bearing transactions account balances from $250,000 to $10 ...

Seeking confidence-building solutions amid financial disarray, the head of the FDIC, some lawmakers and the two presidential contenders are proposing an increase in federal deposit insurance to ...

Proposed increases to deposit insurance coverage would be a giveaway to large banks and wealthy depositors, writes Ken Thomas. Contrary to the industry and even some mainstream media, the real "owners ...

Each government failure becomes an excuse to do more of what failed. It is sad but not surprising to see this expensive and destructive cycle of failure repeat itself with banking regulation.