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Silicon Valley Bank

Latest news and analysis on the fallout from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, the lender to start-ups which became the second-largest bank collapse in US history.

Friday, 8 March, 2024

What has replaced Silicon Valley Bank as start-ups’ favourite banker?
Venture capitalists and tech groups have had to adjust to life without the ‘one-stop shop’ SVB offered
Friday, 8 March, 2024

Markets InsightRana Yared
One year after SVB: we need better banking for smaller businesses
An obvious solution to the problems of companies is more bank licences
Monday, 5 February, 2024

US banks
Y2K23’s Y2K moment: Blaming the internet for bank runs
The modern version of blaming short sellers?
Tuesday, 26 December, 2023

LexBanks
Financial services: bank runs stoke accounting debate Premium content
Seductive as it sounds to force banks to mark everything to market, it may not be the best solution
Tuesday, 26 December, 2023

LexBanks
Financial services: beta keep an eye on bank depositors Premium content
Most European and UK lenders have not suffered the same fallout as their US peers
Thursday, 28 September, 2023

Fed weighed removing SVB CEO from supervisor’s board before collapse
Inspector-general says officials ‘should have acted earlier’ to address ‘identified weaknesses’ at now-failed lender
Thursday, 31 August, 2023

US banks
The Fed gets ratioed, bank capital edition
Say it with us: More capital would not have prevented SVB’s failure
Monday, 24 July, 2023

US banks
US regulator accuses banks of misreporting deposit data
FDIC eyes problems with uninsured balances amid tensions over Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank levies
Thursday, 20 July, 2023

Gillian Tett
When US safety nets undercut the financial system
The Federal Home Loan Bank system and the role of collateral could cause another SVB-style shock
Friday, 14 July, 2023

US banks
More on uninsured bank deposits
And a lesson in FAFO for investors
Wednesday, 12 July, 2023

JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan hires dozens of bankers to serve start-ups and capitalise on SVB collapse
Biggest US bank steps in to take advantage of gap in market
Monday, 10 July, 2023

SVB Financial Group
SVB Financial sues US banking regulator to recover $1.9bn
Parent company of Silicon Valley Bank says FDIC’s retention of cash violates bankruptcy law
Tuesday, 4 July, 2023

UK financial regulation
BoE considers forcing foreign banks to replace branches with subsidiaries
Tougher rules could help with fallout from international failures but would add to industry costs
Saturday, 1 July, 2023

US banks
What’s in a name? A lot of confusion for banks after SVB’s failure
Regional US lenders consider rebranding after being mistaken for companies caught up in recent turmoil
Tuesday, 27 June, 2023

US banks
Former Fed official teams up with ex-SVB risk officer to launch bank
Randal Quarles and Vivek Tyagi set up Currency Reserve to sell and deliver dollars outside US
Thursday, 22 June, 2023

Gillian Tett
Stress testing needs to reverse to move forward
The SVB fiasco shows that banks need to become more imaginative about the future
Wednesday, 21 June, 2023

LexFintech
Rippling: bank woes and remote work benefit HR start-ups Premium content
Payroll group cashes in on SVB collapse
Thursday, 15 June, 2023

US bank regulator begins $460mn sale of SVB’s German assets
FDIC seized the regional institution after it suffered huge losses on its securities portfolio
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023

Robin Harding
SVB’s collapse was one thing, Credit Suisse’s quite another
If a run on a liquid, well-capitalised bank is possible, it could happen to anyone
Thursday, 25 May, 2023

US banks
SVB’s biggest customers, revealed. Kinda
Saved by the bell
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

LexHSBC Holdings PLC
HSBC/SVB: franchise value matters as much to bank rescuers as assets Premium content
The failed US bank’s new owners accuse the UK lender of improperly luring away key staff
Monday, 22 May, 2023

SVB’s new owner First Citizens sues HSBC over hiring of bankers
Lawsuit alleges it was targeted by a ‘scheme to plunder’ more than 40 employees after Silicon Valley lender’s collapse
Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

US banks
Bosses of failed US banks refuse to hand back millions of dollars in pay
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank executives grilled during Senate hearing
Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Goldman’s SVB client-or-counterparty conundrum
Chinese walls or holistic remedies?
Monday, 15 May, 2023

US banks
‘Rumours and misconceptions’ to blame for SVB failure, claims ex-CEO
Greg Becker set to be grilled by lawmakers over third-largest bank failure in US history