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Given today's headlines, you may wonder who protects your money in case a financial institution goes under. Here's information on the entities that back up various types of accounts:
Bank or thrift. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. covers at least $100,000 per person ($250,00 for some retirement accounts) at each institution. For more, go to www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits/insured/index.html.
Credit union. Most are insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Some supplement NCUA insurance with private American Share Insurance, not government-backed. Still others use only American Share. For more, go to www.ncua.gov/shareinsurance/Index.htm or www.americanshare.com.
Broker. The Securities Investor Protection Corp. gives each investor $500,000 of protection to recover lost assets if a brokerage belonging ...