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It was slightly more complex than that. Icesave was registered under the "passport" scheme, which meant that technically savers would have had to claim the first EUR 20,000 from the Bank's host country (Iceland in this case), with any top-up remainder being covered by the FSCS (up to I think around GBP 50 or 60k as you mentioned). Savers were fortunate in that the UK government stepped in and guranteed everything up to the limit.

(I too had an Icesave account at the time, it was a fearful couple weeks)

What's also important to remember is that only retail investors were bailed out. Council's and the like lost everything.

I certainly avoid the US for any connecting flights to Central and South America (I live in Europe). I've also been avoiding vacationing in the US since I experienced some rather rude TSA agents at Miami International a few years ago, although to be fair I have seen some of the US and wanted to expand my horizons.