Frequently Asked Questions
- Will the Corporation offset a deposit balance held by a customer against the balance due on the loan?
- Will shareholders of an institution receive any part of their investment before depositors’ claims are satisfied?
- What happens to those depositors whose accounts are subject to further examination?
- If a depositor has an account in the main office of an institution and also at a branch office, are these accounts separately 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 …