DIF Premium Assessments
The FDIC is proposing to raise base Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) assessments by two basis points (BPS) to replenish the DIF by the statutory deadline to reflect deposit inflows that the FDIC no longer expects to be temporary. Even after the DIF reaches its minimum ratio, the added assessments would continue to restore the fund to a more ample reserve. This will increase costs at insured depository institutions (IDIs), in some cases likely by sizeable amounts likely to alter business strategy in ways that might dampen economic growth. However, scant DIF resources under acute stress might trigger not only the need for another taxpayer infusion into the FDIC, but also demands for more stringent regulatory and resolution standards.