Fact: ONLY member institutions that are licensed under the Financial Institutions Act, 2008 are covered under the Deposit Insurance Fund. This legislation provides for the regulation of commercial banks and other institutions engaged in the business of banking and business of a financial nature.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which institutions depositors are insured by the DIC?
- If a depositor has an account in the main office of an institution and also at a branch office, are these accounts separately insured?
- How quickly will the Liquidator make payments on certificates?
- Does the borrower’s obligations to the institution continue after the institution is closed?
Did You Know?
- Misconception: The uninsured balance, being that portion of deposit/(s) over TT$125,000 for which a certificate was issued, would never be honoured by the DIC. - Fact: A liquidator’s certificate is issued to the depositor by the Corporation for the unsecured balance being that portion of the deposit over TT$125,000. If, the realizations from the disposal of assets net of the subrogated claim of the deposit insurer results in a surplus, then unsecured balances would be …
