FDIC simplifies bank deposit rules

 
By Jim Stafford
Published: September 27, 2008

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. loosened the rules this week on guaranteeing deposits of more than $100,000 in a single banking institution.

The new interim rules adopted by the FDIC make it easier for depositors with more than $100,000 to designate beneficiaries in so-called revocable trust accounts and gain protection of up to $100,000 for each beneficiary.

The FDIC relaxed requirements that beneficiaries ...


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