Facts For Depositors When A Bank Fails The former head of the FDIC has predicted that up to 500 banks will fail this year and the FDIC has 305 banks on it Problem Bank List. The average depositor usually has no way to determine if his bank will fail. Given these circumstances, it is important […]
Should I Buy A CD From A Problem Bank?
May 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Safety First For Savings The highest rate certificates of deposit (CD) are usually offered by banks that may be on the FDIC Problem Bank List. A troubled bank usually has difficulty attracting deposits due to the risk of a banking failure and is therefore forced to offer a higher CD rate to attract funds – […]
Problem Bank List Grows, Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) Running On Empty
May 27, 2009 By 2 Comments
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile 3/31/2009 The FDIC latest Quarterly Banking Profile, released today for the quarter ending March 31, 2009, showed another increase in the number of problem banks and a further large decrease in the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). As of the latest quarter, the number of problem banks increased to 305 with […]
FDIC Temporary Increase In Deposit Insurance Extended
May 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
FDIC Deposit Insurance Increase Extended The FDIC announced on May 21, 2009 that the temporary increase in deposit insurance has been extended. On May 20, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which extends the temporary increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount (SMDIA) to $250,000 per depositor through […]
Sign Of A Problem Bank – High CD Rates
May 25, 2009 By 2 Comments
Brokered Deposits Keep Problem Banks Alive Citizens National Bank, Macomb, Illinois, was the latest failed bank on May 22, 2009. One eye-catching statistic on this bank failure was the stunning percentage of Citizens assets represented by brokered deposits. Of total deposits of $400 million, a whopping 50% ($200 million) represented brokered deposits. Many […]