FDIC

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency of the United States government that protects against the loss of insured deposits if an FDIC-insured bank or savings association fails. FDIC deposit insurance is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Since the FDIC was established, no depositor has ever lost a single penny of FDIC-insured funds.

FDIC insurance covers funds in deposit accounts, including checking and savings accounts, Money Market Savings deposit accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). There is no need for depositors to apply for FDIC insurance or to request it; coverage is automatic. FDIC insurance does not, however, cover other financial products and services that insured banks may offer, such as stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, life insurance policies, annuities or municipal securities.

To ensure funds are fully protected, depositors should understand their coverage limits. The FDIC provides separate coverage for deposits held in different account ownership categories. The coverage limits shown in the chart below refer to the total of all deposits that an accountholder has in the same ownership categories at each FDIC-insured bank. The chart shows only the most common ownership categories, and assumes all FDIC requirements are met.

Basic FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Limits

* NOTICE OF  EXPIRATION OF THE TEMPORARY FULL FDIC INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NONINTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF THE TEMPORARY FULL FDIC INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NONINTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS By operation of federal law, beginning January 1, 2013, funds deposited in a noninterest bearing transaction account (including an Interest on Lawyer Trust Account) no longer will receive unlimited deposit insurance coverage by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Beginning January 1, 2013, all of a depositor’s accounts at an insured depository institution, including all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, will be insured by the FDIC up to the standard maximum deposit insurance amount ($250,000), for each deposit insurance ownership category. For more information about FDIC insurance coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, visit http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits/unlimited/expiration.html. If you have additional questions about FDIC coverage limits and requirements, you may also, call the FDIC toll free at 1-877-ASK-FDIC, or call State Farm Bank toll free at 1-877-SF4-BANK (1-877-734-2265).
Single accounts (owned by one person)	$250,000 per owner
Joint accounts (two or more persons)	$250,000 per co-owner
Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and certain other retirement accounts	$250,000 per owner
Trust accounts	$250,000 per owner per beneficiary subject to specific limitations and requirements
Corporation, partnership and unincorporated association accounts	$250,000 per corporation, partnership or unincorporated association
Employee benefit plan accounts	$250,000 for the non-contingent, ascertainable interest of each participant
Government accounts	$250,000 per official custodian
Non-interest bearing transaction accounts*	$250,000 per owner