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This provides deposit insurance for credit unions in much the same way as the FDIC provides insurance for banks. Look for the NCUA logo at your credit union's teller stations. The standard maximum limit is $250,000 per individual account holder, per federally insured credit union. (To check on whether your credit union accounts are fully covered, use NCUSIF's coverage estimator at http://webapps.ncua.gov/ins.)
According to the NCUA, credit union industry assets totaled $1.1 trillion for all federally chartered and federally insured credit unions as of June 30. Those institutions served an aggregate 98 million members for the same period. Following are the top 20 credit unions, first by assets and then by members.