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Deposit Insurance: The Bank Insurance Fund (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 18, 2002
Report Number RL31522
Report Type Report
Authors Rogelio Garcia, Government and Finance Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

This report focuses on issues related to BIF's funding of deposit insurance for commercial and savings banks in the United States. It first provides some history of the Bank Insurance Fund and then examines its current condition and funding arrangements. In doing so, it discusses proposals for, and arguments for and against, changing these arrangements. Finally the report considers the outlook for BIF in the near term.