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Congressional Inquiries
Congressional inquiries tend to be time-sensitive in nature so congressional offices are strongly encouraged to contact the Office of Legislative Affairs by e-mail as directed below.
Congressional_Inquiry@fdic.gov
Inquiries can be mailed to the following address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of Legislative Affairs
550 17th Street, NW
Room MB 6080
Washington, DC 20429
If you are not a Member of Congress or staff, please call 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342).
Ombudsman
The Office of the Ombudsman researches questions and complaints from bankers, the general public, and FDIC employees and responds in an impartial, confidential and timely manner.
ombudsman@fdic.gov
Toll-free: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342) TDD: 800-925-4618
Mailing address: FDIC Office of the Ombudsman E-2022 3501 Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22226
Complaint, Inquiry or Request
The FDIC Information and Support Center allows users to submit a request or complaint, check on the status of a complaint or inquiry, and securely exchange documents with the FDIC.
Submit a complaint or inquiry about an FDIC supervised institution through the FDIC Information and Support Center.
Toll-free: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342), Option 2
Consumer Response Unit
National Center for Consumer and Depositor Assistance (NCDA)
1100 Walnut Street, Box #11
Kansas City, MO 64106
Asset Sales, Unclaimed Funds, and Non-deposit Claims
Asset sales: assetmarketing@fdic.gov
Real Estate Sales: realestateforsale@fdic.gov
Unclaimed Funds: depositorservices@fdic.gov
Non-deposit Claims: nondepclaimsdal@fdic.gov
Close Bank
Toll-free: 888-206-4662
Bank Statistics
Please use the FDIC Information and Support Center to ask questions about the data or reports provided by the FDIC. Responses to requests are subject to available resources.
Toll-free: 877-ASK-FDIC (877-275-3342)
Careers at FDIC
Learn more about working at the FDIC or view current job openings on USAJOBS.
Deposit Insurance Coverage
Learn more about the standard insurance amount — $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category.
Toll-free: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342)
Submit questions through the FDIC Information and Support Center.
Deposit Insurance Assessments/Fund
Get information on the deposit insurance assessment process including calculating the quarterly assessment invoice; paying the invoice by ACH; pricing of risk-based assessment rates; reporting requirements for the assessment base; using the assessment transactions in FDICconnect; and charging of assessments for new institutions, voluntary liquidations, and mergers. You will also find sample invoices for both small and large institutions.
Get information on the risk-based premium system — including current rates and recent rate cases presented to the FDIC Board of Directors — and other items for those concerned with deposit insurance from the banking industry's point-of-view.
Toll-free: 800-759-6596, Option 2
Deposit Insurance Assessment Process
Get information on the deposit insurance assessment process including calculating the quarterly assessment invoice; paying the invoice by ACH; pricing of risk-based assessment rates; reporting requirements for the assessment base; using the assessment transactions in FDICconnect; and charging of assessments for new institutions, voluntary liquidations, and mergers. You will also find sample invoices for both small and large institutions.
Toll-free: 800-759-6596, Option 2
Mailing address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Division of Finance
3501 North Fairfax Drive
Building E, 5th floor
Arlington, VA 22226
Federal Regulator
If you would like to confirm who the primary federal regulator is for a specific bank, try entering the name on FDIC's BankFind, select the appropriate bank, and then look under the "Primary Federal Regulator" field. If not the FDIC, please direct the inquiry appropriately to the congressional affairs office at either the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The FOIA is a federal statute which affords any person the right to obtain federal agency records unless the records (or a part of the records) are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions contained in the law or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.
Persons requesting records from the FDIC will be charged for the direct costs of search, review and duplication, unless such costs are less than $10.00. See our FOIA Service Center and fee schedule for additional information.
Submit an Electronic FOIA Request
Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General promotes the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of FDIC programs and operations and protects against fraud, waste, and abuse to assist and augment the FDIC's contribution to the stability of, and public confidence in the nation's financial systems.
Individuals who contact the Inspector General Hotline via electronic mail are not anonymous to Hotline staff and cannot be assured of confidentiality due to the non-secure nature of electronic mail systems.
Toll-free: 800-964-3342
Mailing address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of Inspector General
3501 North Fairfax Drive
Room VA-D-9069
Arlington, VA 22226
Outside Counsel
The FDIC's in-house legal counsel may engage outside counsel to assist it in meeting its responsibility to provide high-quality legal representation and advice in the most practicable, efficient and cost-effective manner.
OCMgmtGrp@fdic.gov
Toll-free: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342)
TDD: 800-925-4618
Mailing address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legal Division
3501 Fairfax Drive
Room VS-E-6097
Arlington, VA 22226
Publications
The FDIC Public Information Center is the primary point of contact for distribution of FDIC printed materials. It receives, processes, stores, and distributes materials offered through the FDIC Online Catalog. Publication requests are accepted at the FDIC Public Information Center by telephone, fax, letter, email, or in person.
Toll-free: 877 275-3342
Local: 703 562-2200
Mailing address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Public Information Center
3501 North Fairfax Drive
Room E-1021
Arlington, VA 22226
Hours of operation:
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
Monday - Friday
Walk-in service is available at the mailing address location.
Onsite visits are by appointment only.
Regulations and Laws
The FDIC maintains an online collection of regulations, statutes, and other materials pertaining to insured depository institutions. The collection is commonly referred to as the “Rules and Regs”. The Rules and Regs are available only online.
Toll free: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342)
Mailing address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Executive Secretary
550 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20429
Procuring Goods and Services
Get information on the FDIC’s acquisition process and practices for procuring goods and services.
Toll-free: 877-ASKFDIC (877-275-3342)
Mailing address:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Division of Administration
3501 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22226
Small Business Hotline and Assistance Form
Get information on the FDIC’s acquisition process and practices for procuring goods and services.
FDIC Small Business Hotline: 1-855-FDIC-BIZ (1-855-334-2249)
Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm (EST)
Saturday and Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
We will respond to inquiries about policies and financial institutions under the FDIC's jurisdiction as well as make referrals to other government agencies and information resources or you can use the Business Assistance Form.