FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Limits
by account ownership category
Single Accounts
owned by one person
$ 250,000 per owner
Joint Accounts
owned by two or more persons
$ 250,000 per co-owner
Certain Retirement Accounts
includes IRAs
$ 250,000 per owner
Revocable Trust Accounts $ 250,000 per owner per beneficiary up to 5 beneficiaries (more coverage available with 6 or more beneficiaries subject to specific limitations and requirements)
Corporation, Partnership and Unincorporated Association Accounts $ 250,000 per corporation, partnership or unincorporated association
Irrevocable Trust Accounts $ 250,000 for the non-contingent, ascertainable interest of each beneficiary
Employee Benefit Plan Accounts $ 250,000 for the non-contingent, ascertainable interest of each plan participant
Government Accounts $ 250,000 per official custodian
To calculate your deposit insurance coverage
Use the FDIC’s Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator (EDIE) at: www.fdic.gov/edie.
For questions about FDIC coverage limits and requirements
Visit www.FDIC.gov/deposit/deposits, call toll-free 1-877-ASK-FDIC, or ask a representative at your bank.
1Beginning December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012, deposits held in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will be fully insured, regardless of the amount in the account, at all FDIC-insured institutions.