The Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) insurance is carried by almost all commercial banks in the United States. Surprisingly, very few banking customers understand what the FDIC really does (and doesn’t) do and what kind of help they can provide.
Take complaints about your bank. If you are having trouble with your bank and are not able to resolve it with them, the FDIC hotline can answer any banking questions and record any complaints you have. You can get a hold of their call center at: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342).
is full of information for practical consumer safety, news, tips to finding the right financial tools for you, financial literacy and more. There is a lot of information to help the consumer in regards to their financial awareness and tools to help you make the right decisions.
The FDIC Ombudsman’s purpose is to assist FDIC supervised institutions and the public by helping them identify appropriate authorities to handle issues, brining parties together to clarify issues, explore options for solutions to issues, and providing informal mediation for bankers with regulatory problems. They can help the public with complaints regarding FDIC operations, employees, and contractors. Basically a neutral third party, an ombudsman may be able to help you get to the right authority and mediate any conflict or complaint. They can be reached at: 877-275-3342, press option 2, option 1, then option 3 for the ombudsman program.
The FDIC Consumer News outlet provides practical guidance on how to be a smarter consumer of financial services. They produce a quarterly newsletter with tons of information on financial management and financial services. You can take a look at recent newsletters on the . You can also opt in to have their newsletters emailed to you.
The FDIC produces consumer information brochures to inform the public about safe financial practices. You can download any of their brochures on their website under “Reprintable FDIC brochures”. These can be used for your personal use or distributed through your business, etc. The FDIC’s goal is to get this information out to consumers.
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