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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation



¡¡¡BBefore 1933, and particularly during the period 1929-33, bank failures were not uncommon. _1_ a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be _2_, depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky and begin to make large withdrawals. __3__ the bank had only a small number of its deposits backed by currency, the band would soon be unable to meet withdrawals, and most depositors __4__ their money. Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash position by __5__ some of its loans and not making additional ones. In 1933, the number of bank failures __6__ a peak, forcing the federal government to intervene and __7__ the banks temporarily. To help restore the public's confidence __8__ banks and strengthen the banking community, Congress passed legislation setting up the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. __9__ corporation, an agency of the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual savings and commercial bank deposits for __10__ $100,000 per deposit. The FDIC has __11__ its insurance fund by charging member institutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits.

EXERCISE:

1. A) Although B) Even if C) If D) Because

2. A) repaid B) deposited C) found D) saved

3. A) Because B) Because of C) As a result D) considering

4. A) lost B) had lost C) will lose D) would lose

5. A) calling on B) calling for C) calling off D) calling in

6. A) fell from B) reached C) climbed up D) arrived

7. A) closed B) closing C) close D) has closed

8. A) to B) in C) of D) into

9. A) For the B) This C) As a D) A

10. A) up to B) as much C) as many as D) equal

11. A) built up B) build up C) been built D) build

12. A) growing B) increased C) reduced D) disappeared