Related Consumer Finance Programs - The following lists of companies and financial service providers offer services to assist you with handling your debts. Combine debt with a consolidation loan or use a credit counseling or debt relief program for help with lowering your payments and getting your credit card bills and other obligations under control.

• Personal Loan Companies - Looking for a personal loan to consolidate your credit cards? These loans are usually unsecured, meaning you are not required to provide collateral. Approval is often based upon factors as your income, credit and job history.
• Settlement of Debt - Too much debt? List of companies providing this alternative to bankruptcy that provides for debt negotiation and arbitration services for those that need to eliminate debt.
• Debt Consolidation Company - Are your bills piling up? Lower your monthly payments and consolidate them with a debt consolidation loan or a related service.

Protect All Your Deposits with FDIC Insurance

If you or your family have more than $100,000 at one institution, it makes sense to periodically review your coverage and, if necessary, make adjustments

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Take responsibility for knowing your deposit insurance coverage. Some people who've lost money in a bank failure said they mistakenly thought they were fully insured. "Regardless of the reason why a depositor has uninsured funds, the FDIC is bound by law to pay deposits according to the federal insurance limits," said James Williams, an FDIC Consumer Affairs Specialist. "As much as the FDIC would like every customer to be fully protected when a bank fails, federal law is very specific about how much insurance the FDIC can pay. That's why it's important for consumers to take the time to be sure they're fully insured."

FDIC Consumer News is published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FDIC Consumer News is produced quarterly by the FDIC Office of Public Affairs in cooperation with other Divisions and Offices. It is intended to present information in a nontechnical way and is not intended to be a legal interpretation of FDIC or other government regulations and policies. Mention of a product, service or company does not constitute an endorsement.

Find current and past issues of FDIC Consumer News at http://www.fdic.gov/consumernews. Refer to this same index to locate the issues that are specially formatted for being reprinted in any quantity.

To receive an e-mail notice about each new issue of FDIC Consumer News posted on the FDIC Web site, with links to stories, follow instructions posted at www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Last updated on 2/1/2007

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