Deposit Insurance Fund

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The Deposit Insurance Fund is the pool of money managed by the FDIC that is used to protect depositors by covering insured losses when member banks fail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf financial safety net
insurance fund
administeredBy FDIC Board of Directors
auditedBy U.S. Government Accountability Office
beneficiary depositors of FDIC‑insured institutions
canBorrowFrom U.S. Treasury under certain conditions
componentOf FDIC deposit insurance system
country United States
covers insured deposits at FDIC‑insured banks
insured deposits at FDIC‑insured savings associations
doesNotCover mutual funds and similar investments
securities such as stocks and bonds
uninsured deposits above the insurance limit
effectiveDateOfFormation 2006
excludes losses due to market fluctuations in investment values
formedBy merger of Bank Insurance Fund and Savings Association Insurance Fund
fundedBy U.S. Treasury securities investments
assessments on FDIC‑insured depository institutions
investment income on fund assets
receivables from failed institutions
governedBy FDIC regulations
hasAbbreviation DIF
hasLanguage English
hasProperty backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government
industry financial services
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalBasis Federal Deposit Insurance Act
locatedIn United States
maintainedAs separate fund on the books of the FDIC
managedBy Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
measuredBy reserve ratio of the fund to estimated insured deposits
monitoredBy FDIC
notFundedBy general tax revenues under normal circumstances
owner FDIC in its corporate capacity
predecessor Bank Insurance Fund
Savings Association Insurance Fund
purpose cover insured deposit losses when member banks fail
protect insured depositors of FDIC‑insured institutions
regulates none (it finances resolutions rather than regulating directly)
relatedTo FDIC insurance limit
FDIC risk‑based assessment system
riskManagedBy risk‑based premiums charged to insured institutions
sector banking
subjectTo oversight by the U.S. Congress
statutory minimum reserve ratio requirements
typeOfRiskCovered loss of insured deposits due to bank failure
usedFor paying deposit insurance claims
resolving failed FDIC‑insured banks and savings associations

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
operatesFund
Board of Directors of the FDIC ("FDIC deposit insurance fund")
oversees

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