Do You Know If Your Covered? Learn FDIC Insurance Limits

What does the FDIC do?
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for up to $250,000 (through December 31, 2013).
What are the basic FDIC coverage limits?

Single Accounts (owned by one person):  $250,000 per owner
Joint Accounts (two or more [...]

Dick Bove Says, Banks Don’t Want Your Business – May Cancel Your Account and Give Customers the Boot

Not happy with your bank? The feeling is likely mutual.Don’t be surprised if your bank soon decides they don’t want your business anymore, says Rochdale Securities bank analyst Dick Bove.Why?Bank regulators and Congress are looking at ways at making the system more safe and sound in order to avoid another meltdown. What on the [...]

“Astounded” by Goldman’s Upgrade Banks “Heading Into the Storm” Whalen Says: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Goldman Sachs making headlines again. Today, it’s on two accounts.First, Bloomberg is reporting Goldman could earn about $1 billion should the troubled lender CIT Group, enter bankruptcy or otherwise end a $3 billion financing agreement. I’m sure it’s adding fuel to the fire for the “Government Sachs” conspiracy theorists, who probably see it [...]

Today’s Bankruptcy Law helps the Banks

  
The New Bankruptcy Law is protecting Banks and Lenders more than the Consumers.
CONGRESS REVISED THE nation’s bankruptcy laws under 2005’s Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, effectively making it harder for individuals to claim insolvency. The reform was seen by critics as protecting banks and lenders more than the consumers the legislation’s title claimed to [...]