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
- Does deposit insurance protect the interests of creditors other than depositors of a failed institution?
- In the event of a deposit transfer, how will a depositor know when and where he can withdraw his funds?
- What methods of payment may the DIC use in meeting its obligations to the depositors of a failed institution?
- How does the closing of an institution affect interest accruing on a deposit?
Did You Know?
- Misconception: Placing funds in different types of deposits such as CDs, Chequing, Savings with the same member institution would increase insurance coverage. - Fact: Deposits held by the same person in the same member institution in the form of CD’s, Chequing and Savings accounts are added together and insured up to a maximum of TT$200,000.
