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FDIC urges temporary hike in insured deposit limit
The agency that protects U.S. bank deposits is asking Congress for temporary authority to boost deposit insurance limits as the government works to contain the financial crisis.
Associated Press Writer
The agency that protects U.S. bank deposits is asking Congress for temporary authority to boost deposit insurance limits as the government works to contain the financial crisis.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairwoman Sheila Bair on Tuesday asked for unspecified authority to raise insurance limits on the very day that both presidential candidates recommended the move as a way to help prospects for the failed $700 billion financial bailout bill.
Bair said the overwhelming majority of banks remain sound but that an increase in the cap would help ease the crisis of confidence in the banking system.
Earlier Tuesday, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama pushed the idea of an increase in the insurance limit to $250,000.
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