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Former SVB CEO Tells Senate He Is ‘Truly Sorry’ for Collapse but Deflects Blame

In his first public remarks since Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, triggering widespread industry turmoil, the lender’s former chief executive pointed the finger at pretty much everybody but himself, casting blame […]




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Smaller Banks Are Scrambling as Share Prices Plunge

A cluster of regional banks scrambled on Thursday to convince the public of their financial soundness, even as their stock prices plunged and investors took bets on which might be […]




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After First Republic Collapse, Is the Worst of the Banking Crisis Over?

Is the worst of the banking crisis over? It may seem a strange question to pose so shortly after the collapse of First Republic Bank, the second-largest such failure in […]




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First Republic Bank Is Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan Chase

Regulators seized control of First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase on Monday, a dramatic move aimed at curbing a two-month banking crisis that has rattled the financial […]




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Fed Slams Its Own Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank in Post-Mortem

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Friday faulted itself for failing to “take forceful enough action” to address growing risks at Silicon Valley Bank ahead of the lender’s March 10 […]




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How Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Could Have Spread Far and Wide

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s rescue of two failed banks last month has drawn criticism from some lawmakers and investors, who accuse the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve of […]




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Fed Officials Fretted Bank Turmoil Could Have Serious Economic Consequences

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials wanted to remain flexible about the path ahead for interest rates, minutes from their March meeting showed, as they weighed a strong labor market and […]




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Jamie Dimon Reprises 2008 Role as Rescuer of a Failing Bank

On March 10, just hours after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, the hedge fund manager Bill Ackman hosted a dinner for about 20 people at his penthouse apartment in Manhattan.The dinner […]




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Fed Vice Chair Calls Silicon Valley Bank a ‘Textbook Case of Mismanagement’

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision blamed Silicon Valley Bank’s demise on poor internal management and excessive risk-taking and detailed the steps that Fed supervisors took to […]




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Bank Crisis Could Cast Pall Over Commercial Real Estate Market

The fallout from the recent banking crisis spurred by the collapse of two banks — and concerns about the health of a third — is bubbling up in the market […]