Nearly Half of Americans Worry Their Bank Deposits Aren’t Safe

Almost half of US adults say they’re worried about the safety of their deposits in banks and other financial institutions — levels of concern as high or higher than during the 2008 financial crisis.
A Gallup poll released Wednesday shows 48% of Americans are very or moderately worried about their money following the worst spate of bank failures in 15 years. Only 20% say they’re not worried at all, Bloomberg reported.

Levels of concern break somewhat among party lines, with 55% of Republicans saying they’re worried about their deposits, compared to 36% of Democrats. That’s nearly a mirror image of the partisan split during the financial crisis when Republican president George W. Bush was in office.