Financial Education & Literacy
DFI Launches New Financial Education Web Site - Transition Of Web SiteDFI has launched a new financial education clearinghouse. Over the next couple of weeks we will be moving all of our financial education information over to the new Web site. Please update your bookmarks and point your browser to http://dfi.wa.gov/financial-education. |
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DFI's New Financial Education Web Site
DFI has launched a new financial education Web site. Please visit the Web site at http://dfi.wa.gov/financial-education.
We will be moving all of our financial education information and Web pages over to the new site in the weeks ahead. - FDIC & NCUA Temporarily Increase Insurance Coverage To
$250,000
The standard insurance amount currently is $250,000 per depositor. The $250,000 limit is permanent for certain retirement accounts, which includes IRAs. The $250,000 limit is temporary for all other deposit accounts through December 31, 2013. On January 1, 2014, the standard insurance amount will return to $100,000 per depositor for all account categories except certain retirement accounts, which will remain at $250,000 per depositor.
Are My Deposits Safe? Information from DFI - DFI Encourages Investors To Make Informed And Researched
Decisions
DFI is urging Washington State investors to make informed decisions about their long-term financial holdings and to seek the advice of a trusted investment adviser or financial planner before making any sudden moves with their money, particularly during the ongoing market volatility and unprecedented turmoil on Wall Street.
Learn More About Making Informed Decisions - Bank On Seattle-King County
On
September 22, 2008 DFI helped launch the Bank on Seattle-King County
initiative. Bank on Seattle-King County is a public and private
initiative to connect people without checking and savings accounts
to affordable mainstream financial services, including checking,
savings, credit, and financial education opportunities.
Bank on Seattle-King County will provide people with alternatives to paying more than they need to for financial services, in order to help them on a pathway to economic stability and success.
To learn more, visit www.everyoneiswelcome.org.
Financial Education & Literacy Topics
Information from DFI on a variety of financial topics.
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