Remember that scene at the beginning of It’s a Wonderful Life, where people are all desperately trying to get into the bank because if it fails before they get in, they lose their money? That’s what the FDIC prevents.

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      12 days ago

      Yes, the information I remembered was correct and outdated for the memory. However, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s incorrect right now. It doesn’t mean I recalled incorrectly