In the movies, safe deposit boxes are magic: Located in bank vaults, they’re depicted as the most secure things in the universe. Thieves targeting safe deposit boxes must plan for decades and ...

While movies and television shows have often glamorized the incredible security of safe deposit boxes and/or vaults in banks, the truth could be a little less concrete (or, rather, less reinforced ...

A safety deposit box, also known as a safe deposit box, is a secure storage container, housed within a bank or a financial institution’s vault. These boxes can provide you with a high level of ...

Safety deposit boxes offer enhanced security for valuables but aren't accessible outside bank hours. Items in safe deposit boxes are not FDIC insured; separate insurance is needed for coverage.

Safe deposit boxes are a great way to securely store valuable items and documents – protected against theft, loss and damage. You’ll commonly find them at brick-and-mortar bank branches ...

Good luck getting a safe-deposit box. Longtime deposit-box renters are getting kicked out of their boxes by banks that are shutting down or scaling back the service. Customers say they have been ...

A Montreal-area woman believes carelessness and lack of security at her bank are to blame for the alleged theft of $20,000 in cash from her safety deposit box. Irina Broido said she and her father ...

I'm J.R. Whalen for the Wall Street Journal. For years, banks have allowed customers to run safe deposit boxes, to store important documents and valuables and protect them from fire and theft.