National Real estate investor August 31, 2009 Is FDIC Running Out of $? By Ben Johnson, a special to NREI from OKC REview Now that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has released its latest report on the nation's banking system, a popular topic of discussion is exactly how much money the FDIC has left to rescue more failed banks. FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said on Friday that the FDIC has plenty of funds to cover future rescues. But the tide is definitely not in the FDIC's favor, as some forecasters expect hundreds of U.S. banks to fail in the months ahead as they claw their way out of the recession.