There were a lot of news stories today over investor concerns of Bank of America’s pending deal to buy Countrywide. As this CNN article describes, analysts have made bearish announcements today regarding this deal. If it does go forward, many think Bank of America will renegotiate the deal for a lower price due to Countrywide’s growing mortgage problems.

If your deposits are under the FDIC limits, you don’t have worry about losing any money. However, there is a risk that the receiver of the failed bank decides not to continue the CD term. The new bank is free to close the CD early. The early withdrawal penalty would be waived. This is what happened when NetBank closed last year. Some CD holders had their NetBank CDs closed early by ING Direct. On the positive side, you are also free to close the CD early without an early withdrawal penalty.