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S. 1945 107th Congress Senate

Safe and Fair Deposit Insurance Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to provide for the merger of the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for the merger of the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit insurance system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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Feb 14, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 14, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S854)
Feb 14, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 14, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Safe and Fair Deposit Insurance Act of 2002 - Mandates that the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund be merged into the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) established by this Act.

Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to establish the DIF. Mandates that all assessments against insured depository institutions by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) be deposited into the DIF.

Authorizes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to borrow from the Federal home loan banks funds necessary for DIF use.

Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the FDIA to: (1) prohibit an undercapitalized insured depository institution from accepting employee benefit plan deposits; (2) increase the amount of Federal insurance coverage (including an inflation adjustment); and (3) include retirement accounts and municipal deposits within such coverage.

Requires the FDIC Board of Directors, before the beginning of each calendar year, to designate the reserve ratio applicable to the DIF.

Prohibits the Board from modifying its information collection requirements if such modification is done solely to change assessment risk classifications and results in placing greater regulatory or reporting burdens upon an insured depository institution.

Allows credits based upon past contributions to the DIF.

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