Practice question
After a bank closes under the coverage effective March 15, 2025, three ordinary nominal accounts totaling PHP3 million are established to be for one beneficial owner in the same right and capacity. Explain why the account labels alone do not multiply insurance and distinguish an uninsured balance from automatic forfeiture.
Legal references
- PDIC Charter, as amended through RA 11840, current consolidated text, deposit-splitting provision, https://www.pdic.gov.ph/files/PDIC%20Charter%202022.pdf
- PDIC Regulatory Issuance 2009-003, Parts III–V, https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/50378
- Linsangan v. PDIC, G.R. No. 228807, 11 February 2019, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/feb2019/gr_228807_2019.html
- PDIC, maximum coverage increase effective 15 March 2025, https://www.pdic.gov.ph/files/ccd/PR-038-25%20New%20maximum%20deposit%20insurance%20coverage%20of%20P1%20Million%20takes%20effect%20on%20March%2015.pdf
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