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The collapsed banks were granted a "systemic risk exception," which means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. can guarantee uninsured deposits.

As the government moved to backstop depositors affected by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, surviving banks will end up footing the costs, says Laurie Stewart at Sound Community Bank in Seattle.

The swift and chaotic failure of SVB left CEOs and investors unable to access their money. Should we be worried about contagion?

The bank's failure arrived with incredible speed, with some industry analysts on Friday suggesting it was still likely a wise investment.

The government agency that supervises banking institutions defines "unbanked" households as ones where no one has a checking or savings account. Here's why there are fewer of them now.

A disproportionate number of Black and Latinx Americans don’t have bank accounts. Studies show they could be losing money.

Sure, we're putting some purchases on credit cards, but we're still not getting out the plastic for big travel expenses.

Over 7 million Americans don't have bank accounts. One big incentive to opening one: direct deposit of federal relief payments.

The report found that bank lending volume fell in the most recent quarter, driven by decreases in commercial and industrial lending.

A higher unemployment rate and economic turmoil means the number of unbanked households could rise again.