FDIC Coverage of Accounts


Under federal law, all of a depositor's accounts at an insured depository institution, including all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, will be eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the standard maximum deposit insurance amount ($250,000), for each deposit insurance ownership category.

For more information, visit the FDIC website.*


Common Ownership Categories

The FDIC provides separate insurance coverage for deposit accounts held in different categories of ownership. You may qualify for more than $250,000 in coverage at one insured bank if you own deposit accounts in different categories.

Accounts

Individual Accounts

Individual accounts are accounts owned by one person and titled in that person's name only. All individual accounts at the same insured bank are added together and the total is insured up to $250,000. For example, if you have an interest-bearing checking account and a CD at the same insured bank, and both accounts are in your name only, the two accounts are added together and the total is insured up to $250,000.

Individual accounts include:

  • Single ownership accounts
  • Sole proprietorship accounts
  • Agent, custodian, conservator accounts
  • UTMA accounts
  • Estate accounts

A Sample Scenario

Product/Type

Balance

Amount Insured

Uninsured Amount

John Smith
Single Account 1

Checking
Interest-bearing

$125,000

$125,000

N/A

John Smith
Single Account 2

Savings
Interest-bearing

$125,000

$125,000

N/A

John & Mary Smith
Joint Account

CD
Interest-bearing

$260,000 (John)
$260,000 (Mary)
$520,000 (Total)

$500,000

$20,000

Mary Smith
Retirement Account

IRA
Interest-bearing

$300,000

$250,000

$50,000

Subtotal: Personal

$1,070,000

$1,000,000

$70,000

John Smith
Single Account 3

Business Checking
Noninterest-bearing

$350,000

$250,000

$100,000

Subtotal: Small Business

$350,000

$250,000

N/A

Total

$1,420,000

$1,250,000

$170,000

For more information about FDIC coverage, visit the FDIC website at www.FDIC.gov or access the Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator (EDIE the Estimator), an online tool that provides customized information about your insured accounts. The estimator is located at http://myfdicinsurance.gov*. You may also call toll-free 1-877-275-3342 for assistance.


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