ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How much is each depositor insured for in a credit union?
A
$50, 000
B
$100, 000
C
$200, 000
D
$250, 000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The standard share insurance amount is $250, 000 per share owner, per insured credit union, for each account ownership category. The $250, 000 standard share insurance account became permanent through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

Detailed explanation-2: -The standard deposit insurance amount is $250, 000 per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category. The FDIC insures deposits that a person holds in one insured bank separately from any deposits that the person owns in another separately chartered insured bank.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deposit insurance is one of the significant benefits of having an account at an FDIC-insured bank-it’s how the FDIC protects your money in the unlikely event of a bank failure. The standard insurance amount is $250, 000 per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each depositor in a bank is insured upto a maximum of ₹ 5, 00, 000 (Rupees Five Lakhs) for both principal and interest amount held by him in the same right and same capacity as on the date of liquidation/cancellation of bank’s licence or the date on which the scheme of amalgamation/merger/reconstruction comes into force.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anything over that amount would exceed the FDIC coverage limits. So if you keep more than $250, 000 in cash at a single bank, then you run the risk of losing some of those funds if your bank fails. The good news is that bank failures are generally rare; there were only four bank failures in 2020.

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