| ▲ | hunter2_ 3 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The fact that any bank would advertise "FDIC insured" is silly, as it conditions potential customers to look to the banks for this information. It would be better if folks were conditioned to consult only the FDIC themselves for this information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | teeray 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
It should be a protected term in advertising. As soon as you use it, you surrender yourself to FDIC auditors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | cperciva 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
It serves the same purpose as asking customers "are you a terrorist" -- it creates an easily prosecutable offence. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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