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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

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In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. We believe any change to the FDIC insurance coverage should aim to maintain and advance our credit markets. economy needs. The plan will likely involve charging the biggest U.S.

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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). was formed in 2009 as a payment services provider to enable businesses to accept card payments. Square, Inc.

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FDIC: US Bankless Rate Set To Rise

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The number of Americans without bank accounts is expected to spike again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic after hitting a low last year, according to a new report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). percent in 2019, the lowest since the FDIC began tracking this stat in 2009. The unbanked rate jumped to 8.6

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FDIC Hit By ‘Inadvertent’ Major Data Breach

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In an internal FDIC document obtained by The Washington Post , it was revealed that the data of 44,000 FDIC customers was breached by an employee who left the agency in February. The memo was distributed on March 18 by FDIC Chief Information Officer and Chief Privacy Officer Lawrence Gross Jr. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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There Are Fewer Unbanked Americans, According To The FDIC

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With increasingly few exceptions, the ranks of the unbanked seem to be on the decline, according to new data released by the FDIC. According to FDIC data, unbanked American consumers peaked toward the end of the Great Recession in 2011 at 8.2 The percentage of Americans going without banking services fell to 7 percent in 2015 from 7.7

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SHRM Debuts New Faster Pay Solution For Unbanked Americans

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residents in the near future, PYMNTS writes, according to a report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). The Great Recession from a decade ago also saw an increase in unbanked Americans, which the FDIC report uses as a basis for what may happen going forward. percent in 2009. percent in 2011, from 7.6 percent.

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Bank Branches Endure Digital’s Threat

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According to FDIC Chief Economist Richard Brown, the notion that “branch offices are dinosaurs and going away appears to be substantially overstated.”. $2 93,283 | The number of bank branches still open at the end of 2015, according to the FDIC. 25% | The decline in FDIC-insured banks since 2009.

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