Wednesday, August 25, 2010

$250,000 Federal Deposit Insurance Amount Now Permanent

Source: FDIC

New consumer protection bureau also part of major reform law

The far-reaching financial reform law approved by Congress and signed by President Obama in July includes a variety of new protections for bank customers, including a permanent increase in the basic federal deposit insurance limit from at least $100,000 to at least $250,000 per depositor. Under prior law, the basic federal deposit insurance limit was set to revert back to $100,000 on January 1, 2014.

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