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
Our values define who we are as an organization and how we fulfill our mission. These guiding principles shape our decisions, drive our actions, and help build and maintain trust with the public, the banks we supervise, and each other. By living these values every day, we honor our commitment to the highest ethical standards.
FAIRNESS
- We are dedicated to treating others with dignity, respect, and impartiality, ensuring that our decisions and actions are just.
ACCOUNTABILITY
- We are accountable to each other and to the public to operate responsibly, meet our commitments, and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.
COMPETENCE
- We are a highly skilled and dedicated workforce that is committed to continuous learning and improvement while empowered to achieve outstanding results.
EFFECTIVENESS
- We respond quickly and successfully to risks in the agency, insured depository institutions, and the financial system by valuing and relying on a highly capable workforce.
INTEGRITY
- We adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards, while remaining public service oriented, honest, and transparent with each other, the American public, and the financial system.
TEAMWORK
- We coordinate, collaborate, and cooperate internally and with other agencies to achieve common objectives for the betterment of one another, the American public, and the financial system.