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FDIC, the
     
FDIC, the
the Federal Deposity Insurance Corporation
a US government organization which exists to protect people's bank accounts. If your bank is a member of the FDIC and it cannot pay its debts, the FDIC will pay you the amount that you kept in the bank, up to $100,000.
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