Yes, the UK does have something like FDIC. It's called FSCS http://www.fscs.org.uk http://www.fscs.org.uk. Moreover quite a few EU countries have something simi

Yes, the UK does have something like FDIC. It's called FSCS http://www.fscs.org.uk http://www.fscs.org.uk. Moreover quite a few EU countries have something similar too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance