Safe deposit boxes are increasingly less common in major banks, and one major reason has to do with the liability for what's ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Betsy began her career in international finance and it has since grown into a comprehensive ...

Safety deposit boxes offer enhanced security for valuables but aren't accessible outside bank hours. Items in safe deposit boxes are not FDIC insured; separate insurance is needed for coverage. Legal ...

In the movies, safe deposit boxes are magic: Located in bank vaults, they’re depicted as the most secure things in the universe. Thieves targeting safe deposit boxes must plan for decades and bring in ...

'I read that the bank discourages people from storing jewelry and coins in the boxes, so I did not rent one' Dear Quentin, Is it safe to keep valuables in a bank safe-deposit box? It sounds like a ...