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This provides deposit insurance for credit unions in much the same way as the FDIC provides insurance for banks. Look for the NCUA logo at your credit union's teller stations. The standard maximum limit is $250,000 per individual account holder, per federally insured credit union. (To check on whether your credit union accounts are fully covered, use NCUSIF's coverage estimator at http://webapps.ncua.gov/ins.)
Coverage Limits by Account Category. As long as your financial institution is insured by the FDIC, which insures bank accounts, or NCUA, which insures credit union accounts, the coverage limits available from either federal agency will be the same, which is currently $250,000 per depositor, per financial institution (not per branch location).