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Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)

Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)
Definition: A government organization that replaced the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation as the provider of deposit insurance for thrift institutions.
Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)
Definition: One of the two federal deposit insurance funds created by FIRREA in 1989 and placed under the FDIC's administrative control. Created for the thrift industry, SAIF succeeded the FSLIC as the insurer of deposits to specified limits at savings associations (also called S&Ls) and many savings banks. (Also see Bank Insurance Fund)