Bank deposit withdrawals reached multi-decade highs during the first quarter of 2023, according to data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on May 31, 2023. The FDIC also says the number of banks with “financial, operational, or managerial weaknesses” increased in the first quarter of 2023.
“The more lasting effects of the [banking] industry’s response to [the] stress [caused by increased withdrawals] may not become fully apparent until we’ve received the second-quarter results.”
—Martin Gruenberg, FDIC Chair
How worried should you be about these “weaknesses,” and what can you do to help protect your money?
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Related headlines from around the web:
- Yahoo Finance: “FDIC: U.S. bank deposits dropped by most in 39 years to start 2023”
- Forbes: “Dow falls 130 points after FDIC reveals record plunge in bank deposits”
- CNN: “The banking crisis has gone quiet, but it isn’t over”
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