FDIC

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions.

Source: fdic.gov

Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Begin Accessing Funds From ‘Bridge Bank’
Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Begin Accessing Funds From ‘Bridge Bank’
March 13, 2023  |  Banking

Customers of Silicon Valley Bank started accessing their funds Monday from a new “bridge bank.” They encountered on-again, off-again connections with the bank’s portal but...

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Startups and VCs Change Banking Practices After Recent Turmoil
Startups and VCs Change Banking Practices After Recent Turmoil
March 13, 2023  |  Banking

Startups and venture capital (VC) firms are changing how they bank after recent industry turmoil. Although tech industry players were relieved by Sunday’s announcement by...

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Report: Traders Making $70 Million Gamble on USDC’s Future
Report: Traders Making $70 Million Gamble on USDC’s Future
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin USDC may have regained its dollar peg, but traders may not be in the clear. USDC traders could risk multi-million dollar liquidations if...

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USDC Stablecoin Value Recovers After Dipping as Low as 86 Cents
USDC Stablecoin Value Recovers After Dipping as Low as 86 Cents
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The USDC stablecoin has regained its dollar peg after regulators said Silicon Valley Bank depositors would be made whole. USDC had dipped to as low...

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Biden Calls For ‘Full Accounting’ of SVB Collapse
Biden Calls For ‘Full Accounting’ of SVB Collapse
March 13, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

President Joe Biden has called for an investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley and Signature banks. “There are important questions of how these banks got into the circumstances...

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FDIC Moves SVB Deposits to National Bank of Santa Clara
FDIC Moves SVB Deposits to National Bank of Santa Clara
March 13, 2023  |  Banking

Federal regulators have transferred all deposits from the failed Silicon Valley Bank to a new “bridge bank.” The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said in...

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The Silicon Valley Bank Story No One Has Told
The Silicon Valley Bank Story No One Has Told
March 13, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

It’s almost an eerie coincidence. Nearly three years to the day that the World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus a global pandemic, Silicon Valley...

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Signature Bank Shut Down and Placed Under FDIC Control
Signature Bank Shut Down and Placed Under FDIC Control
March 12, 2023  |  Banking

Regulators have closed down crypto-friendly lender Signature Bank in an attempt to stave off a banking crisis. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...

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Yellen Says No Bailout Planned for Silicon Valley Bank
Yellen Says No Bailout Planned for Silicon Valley Bank
March 12, 2023  |  Banking

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. has no plans for a bailout of the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. However, the federal government is working...

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