Comments Received on the Estimated Special Assessment Amount One commenter suggested that the special assessment should recover the entire amount of estimated losses. As proposed, and as required by statute, the FDIC will recover through the special assessment the $16.3 billion estimated loss incurred as a result of the actions taken by the FDIC pursuant to the determination of systemic risk, which, in the case of the determination pursuant to the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, was to protect uninsured depositors.