PRESS RELEASE
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Each Depositor insured to at least $250,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2010
Media Contact:
Andrew Gray (202) 898-7192
Email: angray@fdic.gov
Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's
banking system. It promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing
risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars — insured financial institutions fund its
operations.
FDIC press releases and other information are available on the Internet at www.fdic.gov, by subscription electronically
(go to www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html ) and may also be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information
Center (877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200). PR-139-2010
FDIC Board Adopts Final Rule Extending Tag Program and Maintains Current
Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates
The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today
adopted a final rule extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program for
six months, from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Under the TAG program,
customers of participating insured depository institutions are provided full coverage on
qualifying transaction accounts.
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said: "While I believe that the TAG program has proven to
be critical to ensuring our financial system's stability, it was established as a temporary
program. Ultimately, it should be up to Congress to determine our insurance limits.
Adoption of this final rule allows the opportunity for Congress to conclude its current
deliberations relative to this program."
The final rule, adopted after a public comment period, is almost identical to the interim
rule adopted on April 13, 2010. The rule requires that interest rates on qualifying NOW
accounts offered by banks participating in the program be reduced to 0.25 percent from
0.5 percent. It requires TAG assessment reporting based on average daily account
balances but makes no changes to the assessment rates for participating institutions.
The rule also provides for an additional extension of the program, without further
rulemaking, for a period of time not to exceed December 31, 2011.
The FDIC Board also was updated on loss, income and reserve ratio projections for the
Deposit Insurance Fund. The restoration plan maintains assessment rates at their
current levels through the end of 2010 and applies a uniform 3 basis-point increase in
assessment rates effective January 1, 2011.
Current assessment rates are projected to return the DIF to a positive balance in 2012
and the reserve ratio to the statutory minimum target of 1.15 percent during the first
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Each Depositor insured to at least $250,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2010
Media Contact:
Andrew Gray (202) 898-7192
Email: angray@fdic.gov
Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's
banking system. It promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing
risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars — insured financial institutions fund its
operations.
FDIC press releases and other information are available on the Internet at www.fdic.gov, by subscription electronically
(go to www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html ) and may also be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information
Center (877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200). PR-139-2010
FDIC Board Adopts Final Rule Extending Tag Program and Maintains Current
Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates
The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today
adopted a final rule extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program for
six months, from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Under the TAG program,
customers of participating insured depository institutions are provided full coverage on
qualifying transaction accounts.
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said: "While I believe that the TAG program has proven to
be critical to ensuring our financial system's stability, it was established as a temporary
program. Ultimately, it should be up to Congress to determine our insurance limits.
Adoption of this final rule allows the opportunity for Congress to conclude its current
deliberations relative to this program."
The final rule, adopted after a public comment period, is almost identical to the interim
rule adopted on April 13, 2010. The rule requires that interest rates on qualifying NOW
accounts offered by banks participating in the program be reduced to 0.25 percent from
0.5 percent. It requires TAG assessment reporting based on average daily account
balances but makes no changes to the assessment rates for participating institutions.
The rule also provides for an additional extension of the program, without further
rulemaking, for a period of time not to exceed December 31, 2011.
The FDIC Board also was updated on loss, income and reserve ratio projections for the
Deposit Insurance Fund. The restoration plan maintains assessment rates at their
current levels through the end of 2010 and applies a uniform 3 basis-point increase in
assessment rates effective January 1, 2011.
Current assessment rates are projected to return the DIF to a positive balance in 2012
and the reserve ratio to the statutory minimum target of 1.15 percent during the first
quarter of 2017. The FDIC collected $46 billion in prepaid assessments at the end of
last year, which is projected to be more than sufficient to fund resolution activities.
Chairman Bair said: "I'm pleased to see that events thus far have unfolded much as we
anticipated when we adopted this Restoration Plan -- but we have a long way to go, and
many uncertainties remain about the speed of economic recovery and our ultimate
resolution costs. I'm hopeful about the prospects for the industry, and expect that we'll
see far fewer failures in 2011 than what we're experiencing this year."
Attachments:
Final Rule, Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
Deposit Insurance Fund Restoration Plan
last year, which is projected to be more than sufficient to fund resolution activities.
Chairman Bair said: "I'm pleased to see that events thus far have unfolded much as we
anticipated when we adopted this Restoration Plan -- but we have a long way to go, and
many uncertainties remain about the speed of economic recovery and our ultimate
resolution costs. I'm hopeful about the prospects for the industry, and expect that we'll
see far fewer failures in 2011 than what we're experiencing this year."
Attachments:
Final Rule, Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
Deposit Insurance Fund Restoration Plan