Mission
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency created by the Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system by:
- Insuring deposits,
- Examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection,
- Making large and complex financial institutions resolvable, and
- Managing receiverships.
Vision
The FDIC is a recognized leader in promoting sound public policies; addressing risks in the nation’s financial system; and carrying out its insurance, supervisory, consumer protection, resolution planning, and receivership management responsibilities.
Values
The FDIC and its employees have a tradition of distinguished public service. Six core values guide us in accomplishing our mission:
FAIRNESS
- We respect individual viewpoints and treat one another and our stakeholders with impartiality, dignity, and trust.
ACCOUNTABILITY
- We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders to operate in a financially responsible and operationally effective manner.
COMPETENCE
- We are a highly skilled, dedicated, and diverse workforce that is empowered to achieve outstanding results.
EFFECTIVENESS
- We respond quickly and successfully to identified risks in insured financial institutions and in the broader financial system.
INTEGRITY
- We adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards.
TEAMWORK
- We collaborate effectively with one another with other regulatory agencies.