In its simplest form, ‘liquidation’ refers to winding up a company by selling off its assets and converting them into cash to pay the company’s secured and unsecured creditors in proportion to the company’s confirmed indebtedness to each creditor.
Frequently Asked Questions
- If a depositor has an account in the main office of an institution and also at a branch office, are these accounts separately insured?
- What methods of payment may the DIC use in meeting its obligations to the depositors of a failed institution?
- What types of deposits are insured?
- When must a depositor file a claim?
Did You Know?
- Misconception: Depositors of a failed member institution would receive payment immediately upon closure of the failed member. - Fact: The legislation governing the operations of the Deposit Insurance system provides for payout to commence within 3 months of the closure of a member institution.
