FDIC insurance fund closes quarter $8.2 billion in debt
source: http://rawstory.com/2009/11/fdic-insurance-fund-closes-quarter-82-billion-debt/
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As the number of problem U.S. banks swells to the hundreds, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is increasingly hard-pressed to fill in the gaps where institutions have put depositor's funds at risk.
Unfortunately, a dire prediction made by government officials in early 2009 has come true: the FDIC's deposit insurance fund is now broke, according to published reports.
"The deposit insurance fund dropped by $18.6 billion during the third quarter of 2009 to negative $8.2 billion, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. set aside $21.7 billion in provisions for additional bank failures," The Wall Street Journal reported. "This is the second time in the agency's history that the balance has fallen into negative territory."
In March the FDIC took steps to stave off the possibility that its insurance fund would run dry, instituting new fees on banks, forcing them to pay to protect consumers.
The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sheila Bair, wrote to bank leaders declaring that "without these assessments, the deposit insurance fund could become insolvent this year."
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Unfortunately, a dire prediction made by government officials in early 2009 has come true: the FDIC's deposit insurance fund is now broke, according to published reports.
"The deposit insurance fund dropped by $18.6 billion during the third quarter of 2009 to negative $8.2 billion, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. set aside $21.7 billion in provisions for additional bank failures," The Wall Street Journal reported. "This is the second time in the agency's history that the balance has fallen into negative territory."
In March the FDIC took steps to stave off the possibility that its insurance fund would run dry, instituting new fees on banks, forcing them to pay to protect consumers.
The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sheila Bair, wrote to bank leaders declaring that "without these assessments, the deposit insurance fund could become insolvent this year."
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KSirys
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can anyone say new currency? is coming to town??
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KSirys
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EdJoyProductions
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Ooops. This will not end well.
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EdJoyProductions
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Progresshiv
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Hard times ahead.
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Progresshiv
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tangibleparadox
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Progresshiv:
indeed.
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tangibleparadox
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SleepDirt
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Short version: The FDIC has run out of money
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SleepDirt
