Do you have more than a quarter-million dollars in your bank account? If not, you’re among the majority of Americans whose deposits are fully insured by the federal government.

The FDIC is an independent agency of the U.S. government that protects bank customers from losing their money in a bank should it fail. Deposits are insured for up to $250,000 per depositor, per ...

Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. New rules implemented last month capped what the Federal Deposit Insurance ...

Top certificates of deposit (CDs) are paying annual percentage yields (APYs) of over 5.00% right now. That makes them attractive savings vehicles for people who are willing to tie up funds for a set ...

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...

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Keeping your money secure in today’s financial landscape should be a top priority. While bank failures are uncommon, they’re far from rare. And depending on your appetite for the fluctuations of the ...

Four years ago, Lauren Scott was scrolling through TikTok when she saw a video from EcommJess, a personal finance influencer with 750,000 followers, promoting Yotta Savings, a fintech app offering a ...

Notice from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company has failed, is tacked up on the door of the $23,000,000 bank in Jersey City. Very little ...