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FDIC AND SVB question.

flyingillini

flyingillini

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What is the purpose of FDIC with the 250k insurance if they are covering all of it now. Something doesn't seem right with this at all. My whole life i have known to banks covering 250k if something happens, now that it has, they are covering everything.
 

nappyx

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They are being paid more than 250k because they had more than that amount on deposit at the bank. For example, the company that I work for had 2 million on deposit which is about 1% of their cash. Can you imagine the number of bank accounts one would need to have to remain under the 250k limit. Making depositors whole also inspires confidence in the banking system and prevents a run on the banks.
 

Tanko

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It's really BS.

By covering everything, all they are going to do is push more banks to go belly up since the banks know the gov't will cover their depositors.





I know they are covering all depsoitors over $250k just because they are worried about the ripple effect to other banks. A LOT OF SMALL Silicon Valley companies had all their money in this one bank. So if the gov't didn't cover them, most of those companies likely go bankrupt and possibly impact other simlar banks. I guess the gov't wanted to avoid that scenario.
 

JDS

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Damn I’m like a total sponge in this thread. I don‘t know shit about Insurance. 1678733835122.gif
 

nappyx

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The government may need to do more than insure depositors as the contagion is spreading to other banks. Lot's of folks are dumping stocks of regional banks such as First Republic and PacWest. Equity holders of SVB Bank got wiped out in the restructuring plan
 

samsncharge99

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this isn't an issue for 99.999% of people.

especially 99.99999999% of a gambling forum who doesn't have $250 to their name, let alone worry about $250,000 in a bank account haha

not taking shots at anyone, hope you are all rich, but reality is, we are NOT
 

Tanko

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this isn't an issue for 99.999% of people.

especially 99.99999999% of a gambling forum who doesn't have $250 to their name, let alone worry about $250,000 in a bank account haha

not taking shots at anyone, hope you are all rich, but reality is, we are NOT
Sammy, I'm glad you provided the opportunity for me to come out of the closet on this.
I'm actually a millionaire. :lmao:
 

Tanko

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Anyone buying bank stocks while they are down so much?

You better pick the right ones because it sounds like the gov't is covering depositors while shareholders are getting nothing. And, I'm 100% OK with the shareholders getting nothing.
 

nappyx

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this isn't an issue for 99.999% of people.

especially 99.99999999% of a gambling forum who doesn't have $250 to their name, let alone worry about $250,000 in a bank account haha

not taking shots at anyone, hope you are all rich, but reality is, we are NOT
Just because your broke, don't assume everyone you interact with on the forum is... I'm not sure what "we" you are referring to ;)
 
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