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

When your savings balance climbs above $250,000, it's more than just a financial milestone -- it triggers a set of rules that determine how much of your money is actually protected. The Federal ...

With eight years of experience as a financial journalist and editor and a degree in economics, Elizabeth Aldrich has worked on thousands of articles within the realm of banking, economics, credit ...

In a rare moment of bipartisan accord in Washington, D.C., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. — an often-vocal critic of the banking industry — and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are crossing the aisle ...

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, ...

NEW YORK -- U.S. businesses might be able to secure bank deposit insurance for accounts holding more than $250,000 if Congress agrees with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s new proposal to ease ...

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 ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday reiterated the central bank's opposition to raising the $100,000 limit on deposit insurance coverage, saying there would be no "clear public ...