Silicon Valley Bank Collapses in Second-Biggest Bank Failure in US History
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has failed in the second-largest US bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis. The bank, which had $209bn in assets, collapsed after customers withdrew $42bn on Thursday alone, leaving it with a negative cash balance of almost $1bn. Regulators closed the bank hours after it scrapped a planned $2.25bn share sale. All deposits have been transferred to the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara, a new entity created by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Insured depositors will have access to funds by Monday, but customers with funds exceeding insurance caps will receive receivership certificates for their uninsured balances.
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