Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them
1 year, 10 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 Scott Shay, the former chairman and co-founder of Signature Bank, also came under fire. He called the bank’s interest rate management “bone deep, to the marrow, stupid.” Becker was criticized repeatedly for handing off the bank’s interest rate risk issues to a committee instead of being more directly involved, as well as the fact that Silicon Valley Bank was repeatedly found deficient in multiple parts of its businesses by bank regulators. Executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and were paid millions of dollars over their tenures up until their banks failed, the bulk of the compensation coming in the form of company stock.

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Big bank CEOs warn that new regulations may severely impact economy
1 year, 3 months ago

Big bank CEOs warn that new regulations may severely impact economy

The Independent  

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CEOs of the nation’s biggest banks warn that new regulations could harm the economy
1 year, 3 months 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, 7 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 …

Sinema cites bill targeting leaders of failed banks after criticism of her Wall Street ties
1 year, 9 months ago

Sinema cites bill targeting leaders of failed banks after criticism of her Wall Street ties

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democratic defector turned independent who’s been criticized as too closely aligned with Wall Street interests, took credit Thursday for helping broker legislation that would target executives of failed banks. After the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Sinema took heat for supporting a 2018 bill that loosened requirements for “stress tests” of banks with $100 …

Silicon Valley Bank to cut 3% of its workforce
1 year, 10 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 …

Ex-CEO of failed Silicon Valley Bank refuses to return $10 Million
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-CEO of failed Silicon Valley Bank refuses to return $10 Million

Live Mint  

Former Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker, who has been heavily criticized for the bank's collapse, is facing backlash as he refuses to commit to returning any of the $10 million he received annually from the failed lender. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, Becker attributed the bank's March demise to unprecedented events, interest-rate hikes, and negative social …

Heads of failed banks refuse to accept blame, defend their pay and bonuses
1 year, 10 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, …

Former SVB CEO Greg Becker to Apologize for Bank Collapse
1 year, 10 months ago

Former SVB CEO Greg Becker to Apologize for Bank Collapse

Live Mint  

Former Silicon Valley Bank chief executive Greg Becker plans to tell a Senate committee on Tuesday that no bank could have survived the unprecedented deposit run that led to his institution’s failure in March. Mr. Becker hasn’t spoken publicly since regulators seized SVB two months ago, after a failed capital raise and historic deposit run doomed the startup- and technology-focused …

California bank regulator finds own faults in bank’s demise
1 year, 10 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, 10 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 …

Former CEOs of failed banks to testify before Senate panel
1 year, 10 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, 10 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 …

First Republic Bank seized, sold in fire sale to JPMorgan
1 year, 11 months ago

First Republic Bank seized, sold in fire sale to JPMorgan

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase in a bid to end the turmoil that has raised questions about the health of the U.S. banking system. First Republic’s 84 branches opened on …

The three banks that have failed this year are bigger than the 25 that crumbled in 2008
1 year, 11 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, 11 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 …

First Republic: Cheap, interest-only jumbo mortgages to Silicon Valley’s elite fueled the bank’s failure
1 year, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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 …

Congress Helped Set Stage For Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure, Federal Reserve Says
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress Helped Set Stage For Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure, Federal Reserve Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― After the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in March, Senate Banking Committee member Sen. John Kennedy asked on the Senate floor, “Where were the regulators?” On Friday, the regulators responded ― with a reminder that Kennedy and other lawmakers told them to go easy on institutions like Silicon Valley Bank. In a lengthy and highly …

Fed blames itself for Silicon Valley Bank collapse
1 year, 11 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 …

Regulators to Publish Postmortems on Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Failures
1 year, 11 months ago

Regulators to Publish Postmortems on Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Failures

Live Mint  

Washington regulators plan to release postmortems of their oversight of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank before they abruptly collapsed last month, potentially highlighting missteps by both banks’ management and their federal supervisors. FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg recently said that banks with large amounts of uninsured deposits face challenges, “particularly in today’s environment where money can flow out of institutions …

Fed autopsy on SVB faults bank’s management — and its own oversight
1 year, 11 months ago

Fed autopsy on SVB faults bank’s management — and its own oversight

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In a hotly anticipated banking report released Friday morning, the Federal Reserve said it failed to take sufficient action to prevent the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, while detailing serious management oversights by the lender’s executives. The Fed, which is SVB’s primary regulator, took responsibility for its own lapses, saying that supervisors “did not fully …

First Republic may not survive, even after two multibillion-dollar bailouts
1 year, 11 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 …

Column: Love it or hate it, the Silicon Valley Bank bailout won’t cost taxpayers a cent
1 year, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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 …

Dimon: Bank rules should change after Silicon Valley Bank
1 year, 11 months ago

Dimon: Bank rules should change after Silicon Valley Bank

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the U.S. and the banking industry should amend regulations following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last month, saying that the financial system needs to be adjusted so that one bank’s failure does not “cause undue panic and financial harm.” The comments, made in Dimon’s letter to JPMorgan Chase …

Biden calls to revive bank regulations that Trump weakened
2 years ago

Biden calls to revive bank regulations that Trump weakened

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Weeks after the failure of two banks, President Joe Biden called Thursday for independent regulatory agencies to impose tighter rules on the financial system, telling them that they can act under current law without additional steps taken by Congress. The recommended changes outlined by the White House try to put a clear blame on the Trump administration for …

White House skirts Congress to push new regional bank rules
2 years 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 …

Column: How Trump’s frenzy of deregulation killed Silicon Valley Bank
2 years ago

Column: How Trump’s frenzy of deregulation killed Silicon Valley Bank

LA Times  

Late in 2018, two Trump-appointed banking regulators, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams, went on a nationwide tour to meet with regional bank examiners. The Fed and other regulators condemn the bank’s executives; Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, called the bank’s failure “a textbook case of …

GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure
2 years 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
2 years 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, …

Fed official: Bank rules under review in wake of SVB failure
2 years ago

Fed official: Bank rules under review in wake of SVB failure

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s bank supervisors warned Silicon Valley Bank’s management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its unusual business model, a top Fed official said Tuesday, but its managers failed to take the steps necessary to fix the problems. The Fed official, Michael Barr, the nation’s top banking regulator, said during a Senate …

‘Silicon Valley Bank collapse fastest since Barings’ – Bank of England chief
2 years ago

‘Silicon Valley Bank collapse fastest since Barings’ – Bank of England chief

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 The collapse of Silicon Valley …

Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank's failure
2 years ago

Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank's failure

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 The nation's top financial regulator …

US backstops Silicon Valley Bank sale to First Citizens
2 years 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 …

Senate committee questions federal regulators over US bank crisis
2 years ago

Senate committee questions federal regulators over US bank crisis

Al Jazeera  

Tuesday marked the US Senate’s first public hearing into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in early March. Michael Barr, who oversees banking supervision for the Federal Reserve, appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday to discuss the conditions that prompted Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse earlier this month. Tuesday’s meeting was the first congressional hearing into the crisis that …

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

Has First Citizens Bank purchased all loans and deposits of Silicon Valley Bank?
2 years ago

Has First Citizens Bank purchased all loans and deposits of Silicon Valley Bank?

Live Mint  

The downfall of Silicon Valley Bank left a bitter taste in the banking system as panic selling escalated with fears of contagion. In its statement on Monday, First Citizens said, it has entered into an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to purchase out of FDIC receivership substantially all loans and certain other assets and assume all customer deposits …

Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank sold to US rival First Citizens
2 years 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
2 years 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, …

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

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed due to tech world's dysfunction
2 years ago

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed due to tech world's dysfunction

LA Times  

Some in the tech industry would have you believe the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — as with other failures of tech — is unconnected to the culture and business practices of Silicon Valley. Product failures in new industries like virtual reality and cryptocurrency, layoffs across the board, lower stock prices, and the failure of Silicon Valley Bank create a …

Silicon Valley Bank red flags: Why did almost everyone fail to predict its collapse?
2 years ago

Silicon Valley Bank red flags: Why did almost everyone fail to predict its collapse?

CNN  

New York CNN — Two weeks ago, few people outside the tech industry had even heard of Silicon Valley Bank, the midsize California lender whose rapid implosion would end up shaking the foundations of the entire global financial system. 4: Risk management 101 A casual observer of Silicon Valley Bank’s financial position even a month ago would have had little …

Bank failures and rescue test Yellen’s decades of experience
2 years ago

Bank failures and rescue test Yellen’s decades of experience

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Working against the clock to stop a developing banking crisis, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had until sunset on Sunday, March 12, to come up with a plan to calm the U.S. economy. Yellen spent that crucial period two weeks ago assembling Federal Reserve officials; regulators at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of …

Bank failures and rescue test Yellen's decades of experience
2 years ago

Bank failures and rescue test Yellen's decades of experience

The Independent  

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