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Banks in Turmoil

Bank failures have some small business owners re-thinking their own banking arrangements

by Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2023
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have rattled some small business owners, even though contagion hasn’t spread to smaller banks.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit on March 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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Fed ups rates by quarter percentage point amid inflation worries and a bank crisis

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 23, 2023
Jerome Powell says the Fed is committed to getting inflation down to 2%.
Fed chair Jerome Powell announced further interest rate hikes Wednesday amid ongoing banking turmoil.
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Banks in Turmoil

The banking crisis: What you actually need to know

by Dylan Miettinen
Mar 17, 2023
Even if you don’t bank with Silicon Valley Bank or Signature Bank, the fallout from their collapses has probably grabbed your attention.
Given that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank marked one of the largest bank failures since 2008, it can feel easy to draw comparisons to the start of the Great Recession.
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Behind SVB's collapse were a whole lot of texts on messaging groups

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 17, 2023
Chatter among the bank's depositors on social media and texting groups may have exacerbated its demise.
Bank runs of the 1930s happened slowly, because we banked and communicated differently then.
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Peers not lining up to buy Silicon Valley Bank's problems. Neither are the giants.

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 15, 2023
SVB has a "$15 billion hole," says Semafor’s Liz Hoffman. Banks big enough to take on the challenge were initially not invited to bid.
"I don't think there's a lot of appetite for big-bank CEOs" to acquire the failed SVB, Semafor's Liz Hoffman says.
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Banks in Turmoil

Regional banks rush to reassure customers after SVB failure

by Savannah Peters
Mar 15, 2023
They're letting depositors know that their money is safe and highlighting differences between their banks and the ones that failed.
Above, people line up to try to retrieve funds at a Silicon Valley Bank branch on March 13. That anxiety has spilled over to customers who use other regional banks.
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Banks in Turmoil

Europe's Credit Suisse is in trouble. Could its problems infect the rest of the financial system?

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 15, 2023
The bank, much larger than SVB, found problems in its financial reporting. Its Saudi funders ended support, but Swiss officials may step in.
Credit Suisse, an institution with global reach, has had problems prior to the current turmoil in the banking industry.
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Banks in Turmoil

Former Fed official who oversaw reforms sees "deep irony" after bank collapse

by Kai Ryssdal , Sarah Leeson and Sean McHenry
Mar 14, 2023
"We've just seen an uptick in moral hazard," Daniel Tarullo says of the U.S. government covering uninsured deposits.
"One of those pillars of Dodd-Frank — which is to let banks fail and people will have the right incentives — we just can't rely on that," said former Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo, seen above in 2014.
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Banks are weighing environmental, social issues when investing. Some states punish them for it.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 3, 2023
ESG considers environmental, social, and corporate governance factors along with profitability. Republican opponents call it "woke investing."
Republican-controlled states are increasingly targeting investment strategies that consider environmental, social, and corporate governance factors.
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Businesses and consumers are borrowing more, despite rising interest rates

by Justin Ho
Mar 1, 2023
Total loan balances rose from last quarter and year over year, according to the FDIC. There are good reasons to borrow now.
Some consumers are opting to use home equity loans to pay off credit card debt.
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