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ICS and CDARS

With ICS® or CDARS®, you can access multi-million-dollar FDIC protection on deposits placed in demand deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, and CDs—all through our bank. To learn more, Contact Us.
Frequently Asked Questions
ICS and CDARS offer a smart, secure, and convenient way for bank customers to access multi-million-dollar FDIC protection on large deposits, earn a return, and enjoy flexibility. With ICS and CDARS, you can:
  • Rest assured. Make even large deposits eligible for protection that’s backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government.
  • Earn interest. Put cash balances to work in demand deposit accounts and money market deposit accounts with ICS and in CDs with CDARS.
  • Save time. Work directly with just our bank—a bank you know and trust. Forego opening accounts under different insurable capacities or managing multiple bank relationships. Receive just one monthly statement per service from us summarizing your account activity and balances. And, if you are accustomed to collateralization, eliminate the need to track collateral on an ongoing basis.
The FDIC insures up to $250,000 of a customer’s deposit accounts in a given insurable capacity at an FDIC-insured depository institution. Institutions, like ours, that offer ICS and CDARS are members of a special network. When we place your deposit through ICS and CDARS, that deposit is divided into amounts under the standard FDIC insurance maximum of $250,000 and is placed in demand deposit accounts (using the demand option), money market deposit accounts (using the savings option), or CDs (using the CD option) at multiple banks. As a result, you can access coverage from many institutions while working directly with just one.
ICS offers daily access to funds and CDARS offers multiple maturities, including 4 weeks, 13 weeks, 26 weeks, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years.
Funds placed through ICS and CDARS are deposited only in FDIC-insured banks. We act as custodian for your deposits, and the subcustodian is Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). BNY Mellon is the largest custodian of funds in the world.
Institutions, like ours, that offer IntraFi Network Deposits are members of a special Network. Through IntraFi Network Deposits, funds are placed with other Network members, and those Network members provide you with access to the additional FDIC insurance coverage. Working directly with just our bank, you can access coverage through many.
You work directly with just us—the bank you know and trust. As always, your confidential information remains protected.
















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Deposit placement through CDARS or ICS is subject to the terms, conditions, and disclosures in applicable agreements. Although deposits are placed in increments that do not exceed the FDIC standard maximum deposit insurance amount (“SMDIA”) at any one destination bank, a depositor’s balances at the institution that places deposits may exceed the SMDIA (e.g., before settlement for deposits or after settlement for withdrawals) or be uninsured (if the placing institution is not an insured bank). The depositor must make any necessary arrangements to protect such balances consistent with applicable law and must determine whether placement through CDARS or ICS satisfies any restrictions on its deposits. A list identifying IntraFi network banks appears at https://www.intrafi.com/network-banks. The depositor may exclude banks from eligibility to receive its funds. IntraFi and ICS are registered service marks, and the IntraFi hexagon and IntraFi logo are service marks, of IntraFi Network LLC.