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June 2009

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) have provided a table listing the largest UK deposit takers. The list shows how the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) limits would apply for most customers but is not a complete list of deposit takers covered by the FSCS.

If a bank or building society authorised by the FSA is unable to pay back deposits held with it, the FSCS can pay 100% of the first £50,000 of an eligible depositor's claim, per authorised institution. Where a person holds accounts with two or more UK deposit takers covered by a single authorisation, then the FSCS will only pay up to the maximum limit of £50,000 in total, regardless of how many different institutions a person holds accounts with and/or the number of accounts that they hold.

In the case of customers with joint accounts, FSCS will assume that the money in that account is split equally unless there is evidence to suggest otherwise. This means that each account holder in a joint account would be eligible for compensation up to the maximum limit of £50,000.

Internet links: fsa list of linked deposit takers