See Also: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)(encyclopedia)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)(money)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)(finance)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(money)
Small Investor(money)
Small investor(finance)
Deposit insurance(money)
Export Finance Insurance Corp.(finance)
Export Finance Insurance Corp(money)
FDIC(money)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) (sh) and Small Investor (money)


Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) (sh)




Independent U.S. government corporation created to insure bank deposits against loss in the event of a bank failure and to regulate certain banking practices.

Established after the bank holiday in early 1933, the FDIC was intended to restore public confidence in the system. It insures bank deposits in eligible banks up to $100,000 for each deposit. All members of the Federal Reserve System are required to insure their deposits with the FDIC, and almost all commercial banks in the U.S. choose to do so.


Small Investor (money)


Definition: Private individual who purchases small amounts of securities (Stocks or bonds). The small investor is often called retail investor.

Definition: [crh] An individual person Investing in small quantities of stock or bonds. This group of invesDefinition: tors makes up a minimal fraction of total stock ownership.