Good News for SBV customers! First Citizens to acquire troubled Silicon Valley Bank
1 year, 8 months ago

Good News for SBV customers! First Citizens to acquire troubled Silicon Valley Bank

India TV News  

SBV Crisis: North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world. Shares in mid-sized San Francisco-based First Republic Bank, which serves a similar clientele as Silicon Valley Bank and had appeared to be facing a similar crisis, surged 24.3% in premarket trading. The sale of Silicon Valley Bank announced late Sunday involves the sale of all deposits and loans of SVB to First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., the FDIC said. The FDIC will retain about $90 billion of Silicon Valley Bank’s $167 billion in total assets, as of March 10, while First Citizens will acquire $72 billion at a discount of $16.5 billion, the FDIC said.

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How to protect YOUR cash from banking Armageddon: Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary warns THOUSANDS more 'radioactive' regional banks could fail like SVB - you'll be amazed how simple it is to be safe
10 months, 1 week ago

How to protect YOUR cash from banking Armageddon: Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary warns THOUSANDS more 'radioactive' regional banks could fail like SVB - you'll be amazed how simple it is to be safe

Daily Mail  

Regional banks are doomed. BEWARE THE COMING REAL ESTATE IMPLOSION New York Community Bancorp made more headlines this week after reporting a surprise loss of $252 million on its commercial real estate loan portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone. Considering that small firms reportedly hold nearly 70 percent of $2.7 trillion in outstanding commercial real estate loans, it's …

CEOs of the nation’s biggest banks warn that new regulations could harm the economy
1 year ago

CEOs of the nation’s biggest banks warn that new regulations could harm the economy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The heads of Wall Street’s biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead with senators to stop the Biden administration’s proposed changes to how banks are regulated, warning that the new proposals could negatively impact the economy at a time of geopolitical turmoil and inflation. Whereas in previous years the bank CEOs used …

With ‘everybody else’ dead or gone, a Pasadena bank grows
1 year, 4 months ago

With ‘everybody else’ dead or gone, a Pasadena bank grows

LA Times  

Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of Pasadena-based East West Bancorp, speaks at a conference in 2011 in New York. From his office in Pasadena, Dominic Ng watched as California banks fell like dominoes — first crypto-friendly Silvergate Capital down near San Diego in early March, then Silicon Valley Bank up north days later, followed by San Francisco’s First Republic Bank …

Silicon Valley Bank to cut 3% of its workforce
1 year, 6 months ago

Silicon Valley Bank to cut 3% of its workforce

Live Mint  

Silicon Valley Bank, once a prominent player in the banking industry, has faced a significant setback as it succumbed to financial difficulties and subsequently went under. The CEO of First Citizens Bank, Frank Holding, clarified that these job cuts would primarily affect ‘select’ corporate roles within Silicon Valley Bank. In a subsequent turn of events, a lawsuit filed by First …

Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them
1 year, 7 months ago

Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using their time to assign blame to events they said were largely out of their control. Greg Becker, Silicon Valley Bank’s former CEO, took the brunt of the criticism from committee members, although …

Heads of failed banks refuse to accept blame, defend their pay and bonuses
1 year, 7 months ago

Heads of failed banks refuse to accept blame, defend their pay and bonuses

LA Times  

Gregory Becker, left, former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, testifies with Scott Shay, former chairman and co-founder of Signature Bank, and Eric Howell, former president of Signature Bank, during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, …

Tech startups find one of their last funding sources is drying up
1 year, 7 months ago

Tech startups find one of their last funding sources is drying up

Live Mint  

A key form of financing that startups rely on is shrinking, hurting new companies that are already starved for capital. Debt Alongside Equity A question mark for many tech industry watchers is the outlook for Silicon Valley Bank’s venture debt business. “The approach to and appetite for providing credit to technology and life science companies, and investors, has not changed.” …

California bank regulator finds own faults in bank’s demise
1 year, 7 months ago

California bank regulator finds own faults in bank’s demise

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — California’s bank regulator said Monday that it was too slow to see the growing risks at Silicon Valley Bank and did not act forcefully enough to get the bank to fix its problems. A report from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation echoed similar findings in a Federal Reserve report looking at its own supervision …

California regulator cites social media, digital banking as key factors in Silicon Valley Bank’s failure
1 year, 7 months ago

California regulator cites social media, digital banking as key factors in Silicon Valley Bank’s failure

LA Times  

California’s chief banking regulator took its fair share of blame Monday for Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, admitting that the department was slow to demand fixes at the troubled institution — too slow for an era in which social media and mobile banking could combine to drive an unprecedented run on the bank’s deposits. “While many internal factors made Silicon Valley …

US authorities investigate Goldman Sachs over Silicon Valley Bank collapse
1 year, 7 months ago

US authorities investigate Goldman Sachs over Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Live Mint  

Goldman Sachs' is facing the scrutiny of US authorities over its work with Silicon Valley Bank and its connection with the events that led to the collapse of the California bank. Goldman Sachs is fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation by US authorities and providing all the required information various government bodies, the financial institution said in its stock exchange …

The banking crisis isn’t over. But how bad will it get?
1 year, 7 months ago

The banking crisis isn’t over. But how bad will it get?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Uncertainty continues to pummel the banking industry, despite assurances from financial regulators and bankers such as Jamie Dimon this week that the worst of the recent crisis is over and the health of the banking system remains strong. A renewed sell-off Thursday focused on PacWest Bancorp and Western Alliance Bancorp, two smaller regional banks whose shares have …

Former CEOs of failed banks to testify before Senate panel
1 year, 7 months ago

Former CEOs of failed banks to testify before Senate panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The former top executives of two failed banks will testify before Congress this month as lawmakers dig into what caused a series of collapses at mid-sized financial institutions. The Senate Banking Committee indicated Tuesday that it will hold a hearing May 16 with Silicon Valley Bank’s former CEO, Gregory Becker, as well as Signature Bank’s former chairman and …

First Republic Bank sold to JPMorgan Chase: What you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

First Republic Bank sold to JPMorgan Chase: What you need to know

Firstpost  

The federal government seized First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase on Monday, ending the lender’s six-week-long free fall and reassuring depositors that their money is safe. First Republic Bank’s failure had much the same roots as the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank — spooked depositors and investors pulling their money and selling their shares …

Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?

Associated Press  

First Republic Bank has become the second large regional bank with assets over $200 billion to fail in just a few weeks. Like Silicon Valley Bank, which was seized by the government on March 10, First Republic catered to a wealthy clientele, which helped it grow deposits rapidly but may have also contributed to its undoing. What’s more, the large …

First Republic collapses: Are other US banks at risk?
1 year, 7 months ago

First Republic collapses: Are other US banks at risk?

Hindustan Times  

First Republic Bank has become the second large regional bank with assets over $200 billion to fail in just a few weeks. Like Silicon Valley Bank, which was seized by the government on March 10, First Republic catered to a wealthy clientele, which helped it grow deposits rapidly but may have also contributed to its undoing. What's more, the large …

Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy First Republic Bank has become …

The three banks that have failed this year are bigger than the 25 that crumbled in 2008
1 year, 7 months ago

The three banks that have failed this year are bigger than the 25 that crumbled in 2008

Daily Mail  

The three American banks that have failed so far this year are bigger than the 25 that collapsed in 2008, data shows. Officials announced Monday that they have closed San Francisco-based First Republic Bank, making it the third major US bank to collapse in the past two months after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank crumbled in March. Officials announced …

Here's what you need to know about bank failures
1 year, 7 months ago

Here's what you need to know about bank failures

Hindustan Times  

Recent turmoil in the banking industry may have you worried about your money. If you have over $250,000 in individual accounts at one bank, which most people don't, the amount over $250,000 is considered uninsured and experts recommend that you move the remainder of your money to a different financial institution, said Caleb Silver, editor in chief of Investopedia, a …

US Regulators Seize Assets Of First Republic Bank, To Be Sold To JPMorgan
1 year, 7 months ago

US Regulators Seize Assets Of First Republic Bank, To Be Sold To JPMorgan

ABP News  

First Republic Bank's assets were taken over by the US regulators and will be acquired by JPMorgan Chase after rescue efforts failed to undo the damage from wrong-way investments and depositor runs that have roiled regional lenders, news agency Bloomberg reported on Monday. BREAKING: First Republic Bank has officially been closed by regulators, making it the second biggest bank failure …

Regulators seize First Republic Bank, sell to JPMorgan Chase
1 year, 7 months ago

Regulators seize First Republic Bank, sell to JPMorgan Chase

The Hindu  

Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early on May 1 and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S. San Francisco-based First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said early on May …

First Republic Bank's fate is in limbo as US regulators consider bids from PNC, Chase and Citizens
1 year, 7 months ago

First Republic Bank's fate is in limbo as US regulators consider bids from PNC, Chase and Citizens

Daily Mail  

Regulators searched for a solution to First Republic Bank's woes over the weekend, hoping to find a way forward before U.S. stock markets open on Monday. San Francisco-based First Republic has struggled since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March, as investors and depositors grew increasingly worried the bank may not survive as an independent …

First Republic: Cheap, interest-only jumbo mortgages to Silicon Valley’s elite fueled the bank’s failure
1 year, 7 months ago

First Republic: Cheap, interest-only jumbo mortgages to Silicon Valley’s elite fueled the bank’s failure

LA Times  

Jumbo mortgages on Silicon Valley homes compounded the troubles of First Republic Bank, which regulators seized. The seeds of First Republic Bank’s downfall were sown in the jumbo mortgages of Silicon Valley, where a unique strategy to loan wealthy individuals extraordinary sums of money blew up in spectacular fashion. On March 16, as panic spread across regional banks in the …

Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in bank failure
1 year, 7 months ago

Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in bank failure

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve blamed last month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on poor management, watered-down regulations and lax oversight by its own staffers, and said the industry needs stricter policing on multiple fronts to prevent future bank failures. “While higher supervisory and regulatory requirements may not have prevented the firm’s failure, they would likely have bolstered the resilience …

Silicon Valley Bank: US Fed calls for tougher bank rules after SVB collapse
1 year, 7 months ago

Silicon Valley Bank: US Fed calls for tougher bank rules after SVB collapse

Live Mint  

The US Federal Reserve called for greater banking oversight while admitting to its own failures in a widely-anticipated report published Friday into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month. "Following Silicon Valley Bank's failure, we must strengthen the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation based on what we have learned," Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Michael Barr wrote in …

Fed Admits to Failures in Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse in New Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Fed Admits to Failures in Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse in New Report

News 18  

The US Federal Reserve called for greater banking oversight while admitting to its own failures in a widely-anticipated report published Friday into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month. “Following Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, we must strengthen the Federal Reserve’s supervision and regulation based on what we have learned,” Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Michael Barr wrote in …

Fed blames itself for Silicon Valley Bank collapse
1 year, 7 months ago

Fed blames itself for Silicon Valley Bank collapse

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Silicon Valley Bank failed …

First Republic Bank teeters on collapse as regulators circle troubled lender
1 year, 7 months ago

First Republic Bank teeters on collapse as regulators circle troubled lender

CBS News  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is set to seize control of First Republic Bank, according to multiple reports. Shares of the ailing regional bank cratered on Friday following a CNBC report that it is likely to be seized by federal financial regulators, putting it in jeopardy of becoming the third bank to collapse since Silicon Valley and Signature Bank failed …

Shares of First Republic Bank continue to slide
1 year, 7 months ago

Shares of First Republic Bank continue to slide

The Independent  

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First Republic may not survive, even after two multibillion-dollar bailouts
1 year, 7 months ago

First Republic may not survive, even after two multibillion-dollar bailouts

CNN  

New York CNN — First Republic Bank is in a fight for its survival. “It’s becoming clearer each day” that First Republic is “toast,” said Don Bilson at Gordon Haskett, in a note Wednesday. Investors who are buying First Republic stock are clinging to the hope “that a bailout package spearheaded by the largest US banks will leave something left …

First Republic clients pulled $100B in deposits during panic
1 year, 8 months ago

First Republic clients pulled $100B in deposits during panic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Depositors at First Republic Bank pulled more than $100 billion out of the bank during last month’s crisis, as fears swirled that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. San Francisco-based First Republic said Monday that it was only able to staunch the bleeding after a …

Column: Love it or hate it, the Silicon Valley Bank bailout won’t cost taxpayers a cent
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Love it or hate it, the Silicon Valley Bank bailout won’t cost taxpayers a cent

LA Times  

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank raised questions anew about how and whether to bail out failed financial institutions. As investment manager and financial commentator Barry Ritholtz observed in his 2009 book “Bailout Nation,” the proper solution to the banking crisis was obvious: “Put the insolvent banks into FDIC receivership, fire management. “First,” he wrote, “there is something inherently unjust …

Insider Q&A: Lindsey Johnson of the Consumer Bankers Assoc.
1 year, 8 months ago

Insider Q&A: Lindsey Johnson of the Consumer Bankers Assoc.

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lindsey Johnson became president of the Consumer Bankers Association in 2022, representing the trade and lobbying organization for the nation’s big retail banks like Bank of America, Wells Fargo, US Bank, PNC and others. She spoke to The Associated Press during the CBA’s annual conference in Las Vegas, the first industry-wide gathering since the collapse of Silicon …

How the failure of Silicon Valley Bank might have affected the entire financial system
1 year, 8 months ago

How the failure of Silicon Valley Bank might have affected the entire financial system

Firstpost  

Research suggests that a run-on deposits at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank could have set off a cascading series of bank failures, crippling small businesses and economic activity across wide parts of the country 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 …

Profits at big US banks show few signs of industry distress
1 year, 8 months ago

Profits at big US banks show few signs of industry distress

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The nation’s largest banks appear to be weathering the current turmoil in their industry just fine. Despite a pair of historical failures last month that put the nation’s banking industry into crisis mode, the nation’s biggest banks posted strong profits last quarter, helped by higher interest rates and a U.S. economy that keeps growing and adding jobs …

Profits at big US banks show few signs of industry distress
1 year, 8 months ago

Profits at big US banks show few signs of industry distress

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite a pair of historical …

White House skirts Congress to push new regional bank rules
1 year, 8 months ago

White House skirts Congress to push new regional bank rules

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration proposed a list of new bank measures Thursday that it says can be done without the help of Congress and will reverse some of the regulatory rollbacks made during the Trump-era. The White House said it would like to see midsized banks hold more liquid assets, increase their capital, submit to regular stress tests and write 'living …

GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure
1 year, 8 months ago

GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers accused top bank regulators Wednesday of dawdling as Silicon Valley Bank hurtled toward the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and questioned whether tougher regulations would have made a difference. “That doesn’t sound like a very urgent supervisory process,” Rep. French Hill, an Arkansas Republican, said at Wednesday’s hearing of the House Financial Services Committee into …

Data | The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Amid Rising Interest Rates and Asset Losses
1 year, 8 months ago

Data | The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Amid Rising Interest Rates and Asset Losses

The Hindu  

Silicon Valley Bank has gone belly-up as has the Signature Bank in the U.S. in the last few weeks. Click to remove AMP mode Charts 1A and 1B show the extent of the unrealised losses that Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank have been making of late as a result of a dramatic fall in bond values. In fact, …

US backstops Silicon Valley Bank sale to First Citizens
1 year, 8 months ago

US backstops Silicon Valley Bank sale to First Citizens

Live Mint  

U.S. regulators said on Monday they would backstop a deal for regional lender First Citizens BancShares to acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank, triggering an estimated $20 billion hit to a government-run insurance fund. First Citizens will assume Silicon Valley Bank's assets of $110 billion, deposits of $56 billion and loans of $72 billion as part of the deal. First Citizens …

Deal to buy Silicon Valley Bank calms bank fears, for now
1 year, 8 months ago

Deal to buy Silicon Valley Bank calms bank fears, for now

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — First Citizens Bank is buying much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution whose failure this month set off a chain reaction that helped rattle faith in banks around the world. “But losses are substantial: $20 billion is real money, even in Washington.” That $20 billion is referring to the loss the FDIC says its deposit …

First Citizens stock skyrockets over 49% after buying failed Silicon Valley Bank
1 year, 8 months ago

First Citizens stock skyrockets over 49% after buying failed Silicon Valley Bank

Live Mint  

Investors lifted First Citizens Bancshares stock on Monday after its primary subsidiary First Citizens Bank acquired the failed Silicon Valley Bank. First Citizens Bank & Trust Company on Monday agreed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to purchase out of FDIC receivership substantially all loans and certain other assets and assume all customer deposits and certain other liabilities of Silicon …

Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank sold to US rival First Citizens
1 year, 8 months ago

Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank sold to US rival First Citizens

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy First Citizens Bank has bought …

First Citizens acquires bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank: 5 key things to know
1 year, 8 months ago

First Citizens acquires bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank: 5 key things to know

Live Mint  

The US-based First Citizens BancShares Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Silicon Valley Bank, which was taken over by regulators after a wave of withdrawals from the lender. The acquisition will expand First Citizens' presence in the technology and innovation hub of Silicon Valley, and will make it one of the largest banks in the US. Earlier this month, …

First Citizens Bank will buy SVB’s deposits, loans from FDIC
1 year, 8 months ago

First Citizens Bank will buy SVB’s deposits, loans from FDIC

Live Mint  

First Citizens BancShares Inc said on Monday it will acquire Silicon Valley Bank's deposits and loans as well as certain other assets from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC said in separate statement it has received equity appreciation rights in First Citizens BancShares stock with a potential value of up to $500 million as part of the deal. First …

First Republic Bank shares slide in volatile trading session
1 year, 9 months ago

First Republic Bank shares slide in volatile trading session

Associated Press  

Shares of First Republic Bank fell another 47% Monday as investors remain uneasy about the bank’s financial condition even after a group of the nation’s largest financial institutions teamed up on a $30 billion rescue package. The FDIC said Monday that there’s been “substantial interest” from multiple parties for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank. The agency said it’s going to allow …

Silicon Valley Bank's parent company cut off from bank's records
1 year, 9 months ago

Silicon Valley Bank's parent company cut off from bank's records

Firstpost  

SVB Financial, the bankrupt parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has lost access to its financial records after the bank was placed into receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, according to court documents filed in Manhattan on Sunday. But its Chapter 11 bankruptcy has gotten off to a “challenging” start due to a breakdown in cooperation with the bridge …

FDIC said to move toward breakup plan for Silicon Valley Bank
1 year, 9 months ago

FDIC said to move toward breakup plan for Silicon Valley Bank

Live Mint  

US regulators are moving toward a breakup solution for Silicon Valley Bank after failing to line up a suitable buyer for the entire company, according to people familiar with the matter. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is now seeking to sell the failed bank in at least two parts, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the …

Silicon Valley Bank’s demise animates early days of California’s 2024 U.S. Senate contest
1 year, 9 months ago

Silicon Valley Bank’s demise animates early days of California’s 2024 U.S. Senate contest

LA Times  

With a mirror slightly askew in the background, Rep. Katie Porter sat in her Irvine bedroom and flipped on Instagram live as several regional banks teetered on collapse, with depositors frantically seeking to pull money from their accounts. For the record: An earlier version of this story misquoted Rep. Adam Schiff saying, “The economic issues and the democracy issues are …

Bank failures: Anger in Congress, but division on what to do
1 year, 9 months ago

Bank failures: Anger in Congress, but division on what to do

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bills were filed, hearings were planned and blame was cast as Congress reacted this past week to the abrupt failure of two banks. “There’s people who are going to choose bills, but I cannot imagine that, with the hold banks have on Republican members of Congress, that we can pass anything significant,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman …

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