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October Client Newsletter

Are Online Banks Safe to Use? This is a very common question I get in meetings and over the phone from clients. The answer is yes, as long as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insures an online bank, it will offer the same coverage as the FDIC-insured bank you use. FDIC covers up to $250,000 per account for each individual customer. You can confirm a bank is FDIC insured by using the FDIC’s BankFind tool (https://banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/bankfind), which permits searches by bank name or web address. You should also consider that an online bank with a high yield may be associated with a familiar traditional bank. Sometimes, an online bank division may share the same insurance as their brick-and-mortar division. Citizens Access or Investors eAccess are two examples:

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