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A certificate of deposit and a money market account are the same product on the insurance line and different products on every other line. Both are bank deposits, and the FDIC lists both — "money …

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Under the federal rule that classifies bank deposits, a money market account and a savings account are the same thing. Both are "savings deposits" under Regulation D: the bank may require …

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The interest rate on a money market account is not one number. It is a variable rate the bank may change on any day without notice, applied by balance tier, often subject to a condition, and sometimes …

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Yes, if the product is a money market deposit account at an FDIC-insured bank. The FDIC lists "money market deposit accounts (MMDAs)" by name among the products it covers, and the coverage …

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A money market account is a savings deposit at a bank or credit union that pays a variable rate — usually tiered by balance — and usually comes with cheques or a debit card attached. Federal …

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A high-yield money market account is a bank or credit union deposit that pays well above what the average money market account pays. That is the whole definition, and nobody enforces it: …

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