Silicon Valley Bank Updates

The latest coverage and analysis from PYMNTS following the dramatic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

Silicon Valley Bank Updates

FDIC Reportedly Sweetening the Deal for Failed Banks

FDIC Reportedly Sweetening the Deal for Failed Banks
FDIC Reportedly Sweetening the Deal for Failed Banks
March 17, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Federal regulators are reportedly sweetening the deal for two failed banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is open to negotiating sharing losses if that...

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Biden Wants Tougher Penalties for Bank Executives; HFSC Announces Hearing
Biden Wants Tougher Penalties for Bank Executives; HFSC Announces Hearing
March 17, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

The investigations into recent bank failures are just beginning. President Joe Biden released a statement Friday (March 17) calling on Congress to impose tougher penalties on senior...

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SVB Parent Files for Bankruptcy as Global Banking Market Wobbles
SVB Parent Files for Bankruptcy as Global Banking Market Wobbles
March 17, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

This tumultuous week began and ended the same: with Silicon Valley Bank still for sale.  Only now, the lender’s former parent company, SVB Financial Group, has officially filed...

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Consumer Sentiment Slipped in March Before SVB Failure
Consumer Sentiment Slipped in March Before SVB Failure
March 17, 2023  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment about the economy and their finances slipped in March but remained higher than a year ago. The index of consumer sentiment for the...

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SVB Collapse Has Companies Reviewing Financing, Cash Management Strategies
SVB Collapse Has Companies Reviewing Financing, Cash Management Strategies
March 17, 2023  |  CFO

Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure killed the argument that midsize banks pose no systemic risk.  Chief Financial Officers and corporate treasurers have gotten the message, and company...

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Yellen Says Community Banks Probably Won’t Get SVB Treatment
Yellen Says Community Banks Probably Won’t Get SVB Treatment
March 16, 2023  |  Banking

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen isn’t playing favorites, just protecting the U.S. banking system. She told lawmakers Thursday (March 16) that “Americans can feel confident that...

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Banking Crisis Contagion Spreads to Crypto
Banking Crisis Contagion Spreads to Crypto
March 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto has gone off the rails – quite literally.  Just not in the way industry observers and critics may have first thought or expected. Rather,...

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SVB Collapse May Be the Final Nail in Boxed’s Coffin
SVB Collapse May Be the Final Nail in Boxed’s Coffin
March 16, 2023  |  Retail

Boxed may file for bankruptcy as the SVB collapse exacerbates existing economic challenges. The bulk eCommerce grocer and retailer (which also has a software and services...

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