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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

U.S. government agency that insures bank deposits and winds up failed banks.

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The FDIC insures deposits and resolves failed banks. Its history of the 1980s and its 2026 bank data are used in Rescue of Continental Illinois, 1984 and Bank assets at 30 June 2026.

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  1. FDIC BankFind API: active institutions, assets and deposits at 30 June 2026 (index of 30 October 2026), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 30 Oct 2026. Primary record
    "total":4213
  2. History of the Eighties: Lessons for the Future, Volume I, chapter 7: Continental Illinois and Too Big to Fail, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1997. Primary record
    In fully covering all deposits in Continental, the FDIC used a method that contrasted sharply with its continuing use of deposit payoffs in some smaller resolutions.
  3. Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC, Federal Reserve, 12 Mar 2023. Primary record
    Any losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund to support uninsured depositors will be recovered by a special assessment on banks, as required by law.
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