US bank collapse

2023 - 3 - 13

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Analysis: What Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for the U.S. ... (PBS NewsHour)

SVB, as the bank is known, collapsed with lightning speed following a run on its deposits.

[Washington Mutual failed with $307 billion in assets](https://www.thebalancemoney.com/washington-mutual-how-wamu-went-bankrupt-3305620). [“Receiver’s Certificate” by the FDIC](https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/banking/facts/payment.html) for the uninsured amount of their deposits. [The Conversation](https://theconversation.com) under a Creative Commons license. That prompted prominent venture capital firms to advise the companies they invest in to [pull their business from Silicon Valley Bank](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-09/svb-ceo-becker-asks-silicon-valley-bank-clients-to-stay-calm?sref=Hjm5biAW). In 2021, [deposits at SVB doubled](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-03-10-2023/card/what-silicon-valley-bank-and-silvergate-have-in-common-rcvKr06ursDTRXA6mPtv). [bank recently said](https://s201.q4cdn.com/589201576/files/doc_downloads/2023/03/Q1-2023-Mid-Quarter-Update-vFINAL3-030823.pdf) it took a US$1.8 billion hit on the sale of some of those securities and they were unable to raise capital to offset the loss as their stock began dropping. In this case, the FDIC has already announced that the bank will reopen on March 13 as the The FDIC has already said it will [pay some of the uninsured deposits by next week](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-is-shut-down-by-regulators-fdic-to-protect-insured-deposits.html), with additional payments possible as the regulator liquidates SVB’s assets. [raking in more deposits](https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-bank-crisis-unsettles-bank-investors-bc4ee834?mod=article_inline) than they could lend out to borrowers. [collapsed on March 10, 2023](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/silicon-valley-bank-collapses-enters-fdic-receivership?srnd=premium&sref=Hjm5biAW), after the Santa Clara, California-based lender suffered from an old-fashioned bank run. A characteristic of bonds and similar securities is that when yields or interest rates go up, prices go down, and vice versa. So, what they could not lend out, they invested in ultra-safe U.S.

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Silicon Valley Bank: Biden says US banking system is safe (BBC News)

US authorities say they will guarantee all customer deposits after two banks collapse and spark crisis fears.

SVB started as a California bank in 1983 and expanded rapidly as the tech sector boomed. And the pressure on small- and medium-sized banks hasn't gone away. It came after SVB had scrambled to raise money to plug a loss from the sale of assets affected by higher interest rates. The criticism is that they should have foreseen this and they didn't. That won't stop regulators looking into what went wrong and what rules need to change. SVB - which specialised in lending to technology companies - was shut down by regulators on Friday. "I'm not an economist so I don't know the ramifications of this but I know that as a business operator we rely on the cash that we have in the bank." Taxpayers will not bear any losses from the move, which extends protection beyond the $250,000 (£205,000) in deposits typically insured by the government. Once again there is intense debate about bailouts. Since most banks are well diversified and have plenty of cash on hand, the assumption is that the risk to the rest of the banking sector is low. Once again people are worried about banks. "Building a culture of government intervention does nothing to stop future institutions from relying on the government to swoop in after taking excessive risks," he said.

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Market stress indicators react sharply after U.S. bank failures (Reuters)

Financial market stress indicators reacted sharply on Monday after the failure of three U.S. banks within five days, which prompted a rethink among ...

An index of major bank shares dropped by as much as 8.7%, in one of the largest one-day falls since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in March 2020. banking system edged up on Monday, as did other indicators of credit risk in the euro zone. The so-called FRA-OIS spread , which measures the gap between the U.S. Now we have more risk that this tightening becomes disorderly at some point," he said. This spread is widely seen as a proxy for banking sector risk and a higher reading reflects rising interbank lending risk. LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Financial market stress indicators reacted sharply on Monday after the failure of three U.S. Crypto-focused bank [Silvergate](/technology/crypto-focused-bank-silvergate-plans-wind-down-operations-2023-03-08/) said last week it would also have to wind down its operations. banks within five days, which prompted a rethink among investors on the outlook for U.S. As dramatic as some of the moves in bond and stock prices were on Monday, analysts agreed that it was unlikely to be a function of direct contagion from SVB, but rather, more driven by sentiment. [(.VIX)](https://www.reuters.com/quote/.VIX) and bond market [(.MOVE)](https://www.reuters.com/quote/.MOVE) volatility shot to their highest since October and even gold hit a six-week peak. In the money markets, a closely watched indicator of credit risk in the U.S. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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Biden offers assurances after major US banks collapse (Aljazeera.com)

US president says banking system is 'safe' but will seek accountability amid fallout from collapse of two major banks.

“They knowingly took a risk, and when the risk didn’t pay off investors lose their money,” he told reporters. “When you have very young companies, very promising companies, they’re also fragile,” Hunt told reporters, explaining why the authorities moved so quickly. Another beleaguered bank, First Republic Bank, announced on Sunday that it had bolstered its financial health by gaining access to funding from the US Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that it welcomed “decisive” US action to stem systemic banking system risks over the weekend and that it was monitoring the situation for global implications. “This step will ensure that the US banking system continues to perform its vital roles of protecting deposits and providing access to credit to households and businesses in a manner that promotes strong and sustainable economic growth,” the agencies said in a joint statement. On Monday morning, Biden told reporters that “all customers who had deposits in these banks can rest assured – rest assured – they’ll be protected and they’ll have access to their money as of today”.

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SVB collapse latest news: Biden vows to do 'whatever is needed' to ... (Financial Times)

Banks led the US stock market lower in early trading as investors worried about the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and regulators' efforts to ...

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Biden vows new bank rules after SVB collapse, cites Trump rollback (Reuters)

President Joe Biden declared the US banking system "safe" and vowed stiffer bank regulation, after U.S. regulators were forced to step in with a series of ...

financial system and fears remained that the fallout [would roil global markets](/markets/world-markets-set-aftershocks-svb-collapse-ripples-out-2023-03-12/) in the week to come. [sank on Monday](/markets/asia/bank-stocks-plunge-resumes-svb-market-turmoil-continues-2023-03-13/) before the U.S. But when (SVB) sold some of these and revealed their loss, they created some panic." Silicon Valley bank had $209 billion in assets at the end of last year. [stock index futures](/markets/us/futures-rise-bets-likely-rate-hike-pause-after-svb-collapse-2023-03-13/) were down even as some investors bet on a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. [managers of the banks](/business/finance/what-caused-silicon-valley-banks-failure-2023-03-10/) will be fired, Biden noted, and investors will lose money. bank regulations could be a tough sell. However, Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized Silicon Valley's bank managers. Some of the Dodd Frank law passed after that crisis to prevent a repeat was rolled back by Republicans under former president Donald Trump, he noted. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. Biden faces a divided Congress, which could make passing tougher new rules difficult. [series of emergency measures](/business/finance/regulators-urged-find-silicon-valley-bank-buyer-industry-frets-about-fallout-2023-03-12/) after Silicon Valley Bank [(SIVB.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/SIVB.O) and [Signature Bank](/business/finance/new-york-state-regulators-close-signature-bank-2023-03-12/) [(SBNY.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/SBNY.O) collapse, threatening to trigger a broader crisis.

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Biden reassures bank customers and says the failed firms' leaders ... (NPR)

President Biden also said insiders and investors won't be bailed out, but that companies that used the bank will be able to pay their employees and bills.

"The management of these banks will be fired," he said. The solution they reached, he said on Sunday, "protects workers, small businesses, taxpayers and our financial system." The president spoke as regulators strive to shore up confidence in the banking system and prevent runs like the one that triggered the stunning collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and New York-based Signature Bank. banks should have confidence that their money will be there when they need it, as he seeks to limit the damage done by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other problems. They knowingly took a risk, and when the risk didn't pay off, investors lose their money. Biden spoke from the White House at 9 a.m.

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Silicon Valley Bank: Shares fall as fears persist about failed US bank (BBC News)

Stock markets in Europe fell on Monday as investors remained spooked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), despite efforts to limit the fallout.

Even if you don't invest money directly yourself, there are millions of people with a pension - either private or through work - who will see their savings invested by pension schemes. The US has now agreed a rescue deal for customers of SVB, with all depositors fully protected. Silicon Valley Bank - which specialised in lending to technology companies - was shut down by US regulators who seized its assets on Friday. On Monday, HSBC announced it was buying SVB's UK arm for £1. The deal followed a frantic weekend of talks as the government and Bank of England sought a solution, and the news bought relief to UK tech firms who feared going bust without support. It was the biggest failure of a US bank since the financial crisis in 2008.

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US bank stocks tumble and Treasuries rally amid SVB collapse (Financial Times)

The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index fell 10 per cent in afternoon trading in the US, with regional banks plummeting the most as investors worried that smaller lenders ...

The European Stoxx banking index dropped 5.8 per cent as investors worried about the value of banks’ bond portfolios. In Europe, Credit Suisse shed 9.6 per cent and Commerzbank lost 12.7 per cent. Investors abandoned bets that the US central bank will raise interest rates by 50 basis points at its meeting next week, following the recent failure of three banks — SVB, Silvergate and Signature. Investors were assured by US regulators saying the bank’s depositors would be fully repaid in their attempt to shore up the banking system. About two-thirds of traders expect a quarter-point increase, with the rest expecting the federal funds rate to hold, according to Refinitiv. The yield on the two-year US Treasury note, which is sensitive to interest rate changes, fell 0.51 percentage points to 4.07 per cent — its biggest single-day drop since 1987. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index fell 10 per cent in afternoon trading in the US, with regional banks plummeting the most as investors worried that smaller lenders could have fragile balance sheets. “All the shareholders and depositors are nervous, so what are you going to do? However, broader US markets were more assured by late-afternoon trading, with the blue-chip S&P 500 up 0.2 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.9 per cent. German 10-year Bunds fell 0.2 percentage points to 2.26 per cent. “This is how asset cycles end, and now it converts to a credit crunch and the economy will move towards recession,” said Steven Blitz, chief US economist at TS Lombard. The collapse also prompted traders to temper expectations of a big rate rise by the Federal Reserve at its meeting this month, sending yields sharply lower.

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U.S. Bank Collapses Add to Pressure on Global Central Banks (The Wall Street Journal)

Policy makers who had been raising rates must now factor in risk of financial instability.

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