Fact: All joint accounts with the same names, notwithstanding alterations to the sequence of names, are added together and insured up to a maximum of TT$125,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does the closing of an institution affect interest accruing on a deposit?
- What methods of payment may the DIC use in meeting its obligations to the depositors of a failed institution?
- How is a depositor notified that an institution in which he or she has a deposit, has been ordered to be closed?
- Are foreign deposits insured?
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 …