Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. The FDIC has issued final regulations that, as of April 1, 2024, will change ...

Dear Liz: Someone recently asked whether to make a bank account “payable on death” or put it in their living trust. Our bank has refused to allow us to retitle our accounts so we can have them in our ...

Almost every funded trust has one or more bank accounts—checking, savings, money market or certificates of deposit—and most of those accounts are insured by the FDIC. What many do not realize is that ...