Some deposit accounts offer FDIC protection beyond the standard $250,000 limit. CNBC Select explains what you need to know.

FDIC insurance covers up to $250,000 per depositor, per bank, per ownership category — meaning a single person can protect far more than $250,000 by using different account types at the same ...

Officials from both parties are pushing to raise the FDIC insurance limit from $250,000 to $10 million. But not only millionaires would benefit. Money; Getty Images In a rare moment of bipartisan ...

Senators Bill Hagerty and Angela Alsobrooks have introduced legislation that would raise the FDIC deposit insurance limit on noninterest-bearing transactions account balances from $250,000 to $10 ...

When your savings balance climbs above $250,000, it's more than just a financial milestone -- it triggers a set of rules that determine how much of your money is actually protected. The Federal ...

Crossing the $250,000 mark in a savings account puts your money under a different set of bank rules. In the U.S., bank deposits are insured only up to certain limits, which means part of a large ...