Directory of Deposit Guarantors Resources

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In many jurisdictions retail deposits with banks are guaranteed by one of the government, a government-backed or a government-endorsed entity. Sometimes these deposit guarantors, also known as deposit insurers, fund themselves with a levy on banks. If the deposit guarantor is not the central bank, the finance ministry, or the government's debt office, it should be listed here.

Resources in This Category

• Argentina - SEDESA

  http://www.sedesa.com.ar/
  Seguro de Depósitos Sociedad Anónima, which administers as trustee the Deposit Guarantee Fund.

• Bulgaria - Deposit Insurance Fund

  http://www.dif.bg/
  Undertakes to pay in full the deposit amounts of legal entities and physical persons up to BGN 15,000.

• France - Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts

  http://www.garantiedesdepots.fr/
  Compensates depositors of an institution which can no longer meet its liabilities, up to a limit of 70,000 per depositor.

• Hungary - Országos Betétbioztosítási Alap

  http://www.oba.hu/
  National Deposit Insurance Fund, which guarantees deposits up to one million forints.

• International Association of Deposit Insurers

  http://www.iadi.org/
  IADI contributes to the stability of financial systems by promoting international cooperation and encouraging international contact among deposit insurers.

• Japan - Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan

  http://www.dic.go.jp/
  Guarantees up to a maximum principal of ¥10 million per depositor per financial institution, plus interest. For current deposits, until end March 2005, the full amount is protected.

• Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation

  http://www.kdic.or.kr/
  Protects principal and interest of insured deposits up to KRW 50,000,000.

• Mexico - Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings (IPAB)

  http://www.ipab.org.mx/
  Gives statutory foundation, details of insurance, financial statements, and names of directors. [English/Spanish]

• Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation

  http://www.pdic.gov.ph/
  Deposits insured up to P 100,000.

• Slovakia - Deposit Protection Fund

  http://www.fovsr.sk/
  The fond ochrany vkladov, providing protection to depositors in Slovakia.

• Sweden - Insättningsgaratinämnden

  https://www.riksgalden.se/insattningsgarantin/
  The Deposit Guarantee Board covers deposits in banks and in securities firms up to SEK 250,000 for each client.

• Taiwan - Central Deposit Insurance Corporation

  http://www.cdic.gov.tw/
  Site has some statistics relating to insured deposits, and more information in Chinese.

• Trinidad and Tobago - Deposit Insurance Corporation

  http://www.dictt.org/
  Manages a Fund to provide insurance for depositors should a member financial institution fail; includes mission, functions, resources, and contacts.

• United States - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  http://www.fdic.gov/
  Federal deposit insurance protects the first $100,000 of deposits that are payable in the United States.

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