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deposit insurance

Definition

Protection provided usually by a government agency to depositors against risk of loss arising from failure of a bank or other depository institution. Deposit insurance is mandatory, and pays claims from a pool of funds to which every depository institution regularly contributes. However, it covers only a fixed maximum amount per account holder. Also called depository insurance.

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