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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 04:22:17 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

   • Economics of the US Economy
   Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which I did not even know existed until it collapsed, is affecting more than just other banks.
   
   Etsy: https://nu.federati.net/url/289866 [www nbcnews com]
   
   Source: https://one.darnell.one/@darnell/110008331780436783
   
   !econusa
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 05:43:58 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     in reply to
     Bank of England ( #BoE ) responds to #SVB collapse https://nu.federati.net/url/289869 [www reuters com]
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 06:05:58 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     in reply to
     Timeline of SVB's collapse: https://nu.federati.net/url/289872 [www reuters com]
   • GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 14:35:13 UTC GeniusMusing

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     @lnxw48a1
     Strangely missing from the timeline are a couple of items that should be of interest...
     
     SVB CEO sold $3.6 million in stock days before bank failure; removed from San Francisco Fed Board of Directors TechStory
     https://nu.federati.net/url/289878
     
     Silicon Valley Bank employees received bonuses hours before takeover
     https://nu.federati.net/url/289879
     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 17:22:20 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     https://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966 [apnews com]
     
     > Silicon Valley Bank, the nation's 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors hurried to withdraw money this week amid anxiety over the bank's health. It was the second biggest bank failure in U.S. history after the collapse of Washington Mutual in 2008.
     
     I didn't realize how large SVB was. I'd never heard of it until it collapsed.
     
     > There appeared to be little chance of the chaos spreading in the broader banking sector, as it did in the months leading up to the Great Recession. The biggest banks — those most likely to cause an economic meltdown — have healthy balance sheets and plenty of capital.
     
     https://nu.federati.net/url/289883 [www bloomberg com]
     
     > The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve are weighing creating a fund that would allow regulators to backstop more deposits at banks that run into trouble following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.
     
     > Regulators discussed the new special vehicle in conversations with banking executives, according to people familiar with the matter. The hope is that setting up such a vehicle would reassure depositors and help contain any panic, said the people. They asked not to be identified because the talks weren't public.
     
     So the fears of *contagion* are real.
     
     https://nu.federati.net/url/289884 [www bloomberg com]
     
     > Watchdogs from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve are looking into the impact of significant withdrawals, said the people who asked not to be identified discussing the private interactions. Officials at the offices on Thursday sought more insight into the bank's predicament, the people said.
     
     Regulators are trying to determine whether insiders joined in the run on the bank.
     
     https://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966 [apnews com]
     
     > Bill Tyler, director of operations for TWG Supply in Grapevine, Texas, said he first realized something was wrong when his employees texted him at 6:30 a.m. Friday to complain that they did not receive their paychecks.
     
     > TWG, which has just 18 employees, had already sent the money for the checks to a payroll services provider that used Silicon Valley Bank. Tyler was scrambling to figure out how to pay his workers.
     
     > "We're waiting on roughly $27,000," he said. "It's already not a timely payment. It's already an uncomfortable position. I don't want to ask any employees, to say, 'Hey, can you wait until mid-next week to get paid?'"
     
     https://nu.federati.net/url/289885 [apnews com]
     
     > Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors who are concerned about their money.
     
     > The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits up to $250,000, but many of the companies and wealthy people who used the bank — known for its relationships with technology startups and venture capital — had more than that amount in their account. There are fears that some workers across the country won"t receive their paychecks.
     
     > Yellen, in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation," provided few details on the government's next steps. But she emphasized that the situation was much different from the financial crisis almost 15 years ago, which led to bank bailouts to protect the industry.
     
     > "We're not going to do that again," she said. "But we are concerned about depositors, and we're focused on trying to meet their needs."
     
     There are lots of companies whose payroll funds were held in SVB, so there is lots of pressure to make those companies whole, even if their deposits exceeded the FDIC insurance limit.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 17:31:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • GeniusMusing
     @geniusmusing I wouldn't be surprised if much of the language in the rollback law was taken from industry lobbyists.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 21:30:19 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • GeniusMusing
     Interesting that they mention First Republic. That's one that someone recently said regulators were watching.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 21:40:16 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Also, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, rapid increases in interest rates and price inflation caused many savings and loans to fail. Not because they didn't have sufficient assets, but because their assets were long-term mortgages while their deposits were mostly demand deposits, and as interest rates rose, people tried to remove their deposit balances and invest them in higher yielding products.
     
     That sounds a lot like today, so I'm a little bothered that no one in the industry seems to remember the crisis that led to the regulator for savings banks being abolished and those institutions being regulated by the same regulators that cover commercial banks.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 13-Mar-2023 00:14:05 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • GeniusMusing
     > enabling the FDIC to complete its resolution of Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, in a manner that fully protects all depositors.
     
     Made whole.
     
     They'd better unleash USDOJ to go after anyone in SVB who did anything questionable, or this wil encourage big banks to take on more risks with depositors taxpayer protected money.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 13-Mar-2023 03:28:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • GeniusMusing
     > Finally, the Federal Reserve Board on Sunday announced it will make available additional funding to eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet the needs of all their depositors.
     
     A part of the joint announcement that people don't seem to have noticed. They're saying that even bank runs won't be allowed to collapse other banks.