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Federal Deposit Insurance company history timeline

1933

Steagall, then chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee, agreed to support the act with Glass after an amendment was added to permit bank deposit insurance.1 On June 16, 1933, President Roosevelt signed the bill into law.

The first Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was sworn in at the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., on September 11, 1933.

1934

Since the first day of coverage on January 1, 1934, not one cent of a deposit has been lost due to bank failure.

The fund became permanent in July 1934 and the limit was raised to $5,000.

1935

Although earlier state-sponsored plans to insure depositors had not succeeded, the FDIC became a permanent government agency through the Banking Act of 1935.

1950

On September 21, 1950, congress passed the FDIC Act of 1950.

1966

On October 16, 1966, the FDIC coverage limit was increased to $15,000 by statute.

1974

Effective November 27, 1974, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act was amended to raise the FDIC coverage limits for individuals and businesses to $40,000.

1983

50 Year of FDIC History - In a TV report from July 1983, Jane Bryant Quinn on CBS Morning News reviews 50 years of FDIC history.

2009

Your Bank Has Failed: What Happens Next? - The FDIC was featured on CBS 60 Minutes on May 31, 2009, taking over a failed bank.

2010

On July 21, 2010 this increase was made permanent by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

2011

Beginning July 21, 2011, financial institutions became allowed, but not required, to offer interest-bearing demand accounts.

2020

In early 2020, the United States began experiencing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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