The agency insures the pensions of more than 42 million people in about 50,000 private pension plans.

That agency insures customer accounts of up to $500,000.

The agency typically insures deposits of $100,000 or less.

The agency insures deposits at the nation's thrift insitutions.

The agency insures deposits up to $100,000.

The Mayor's Management Report states that the agency insured that 82 percent of emergencies were corrected by building owners.

The agency regulates the cellular and satellite industries and insures the public's right to enjoy these services unimpeded by local zoning laws.

"I don't think abolishing agencies insures that we are conducting foreign policy in the best interests of the American people," one senior State Department official said.

At that time, the two agencies together were insuring or guaranteeing mortgages on about a quarter of the private housing built in the United States each year.

But Ms. Molitoris has proposed having her agency insure that major railroads have adequate safety plans in place before they merge and then carry them out.