Mark Henricks has written on mortgages, real estate and investing for many leading publications. He works from Austin, Texas, where he engages in songwriting, wilderness backpacking, whitewater ...

Simply put, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance protects your money if your bank fails. Safeguarding your deposits is always important, but it’s particularly crucial during times of ...

Ben Gran is a freelance contributor for Forbes Advisor on banking. He also writes for The Ascent (a Motley Fool service), where he covers insurance, credit cards, personal finance and investing. Ben ...

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Credit unions are not-for-profit and may offer fewer products, but better rates. Banks are for-profit institutions and may offer more products, but often less competitive rates. Many or all of the ...

The San Francisco-based First Republic Bank recently became the third U.S. bank to close its doors in just two months, after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that most of the ...