-Silicon Valley Bank's overseas subsidiaries held $13.9 billion in deposits.<ref name="SVBJ Medici">{{cite news|title=Deposit insurance cap may be a 'dead letter' as feds intervene in Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank|first=Andy|last=Medici|work=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|location=San Jose, California|date=March 14, 2023|accessdate=March 14, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/fdic-deposits-silicon-valley-bank-signature-biden.html|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313223535/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/fdic-deposits-silicon-valley-bank-signature-biden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Bank of England]] issued a statement that it sought a court order to place the United Kingdom subsidiary of the bank into a Bank Insolvency Procedure.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Smiejkowska |first1=Maja |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Bank of England seeks to wind up Silicon Valley Bank's UK arm |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-england-puts-uk-arm-silicon-valley-bank-into-resolution-ft-2023-03-10/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311040942/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-england-puts-uk-arm-silicon-valley-bank-into-resolution-ft-2023-03-10/ |archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Bank of England statement: Silicon Valley Bank UK |url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2023/march/boe-statement-silicon-valley-bank-uk |publisher=[[Bank of England]] |date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311130551/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2023/march/boe-statement-silicon-valley-bank-uk |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Shanghai Pudong Development Bank]] issued a statement that its joint operations with SVB, chaired by its own Shanghai-based chairman, were not affected by the collapse as of March 11.<ref>{{Cite news |author=<!-- none --> |date=March 10, 2023 |title=SVB's China Partner Urges Calm, Says Business Not Affected |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/svb-s-china-partner-urges-calm-says-business-not-affected |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311042855/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/svb-s-china-partner-urges-calm-says-business-not-affected |archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Silicon Valley Bank's China venture says operations 'sound' |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/Silicon-Valley-Bank-s-China-venture-says-operations-sound |last=Kawase |first=Kenji |date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=[[The Nikkei]] |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312054741/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/Silicon-Valley-Bank-s-China-venture-says-operations-sound |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 13, 2023, after a bidding process, it was announced that [[HSBC (United Kingdom)|HSBC UK]] had agreed to acquire Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1 in a rescue deal, at no cost to taxpayers and with depositors fully protected.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Makortoff |first=Kalyeena |date=2023-03-13 |title=HSBC to buy Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1 in rescue deal |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/13/hsbc-buy-silicon-valley-banks-uk-tech-startups |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313100912/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/13/hsbc-buy-silicon-valley-banks-uk-tech-startups |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64937251|work=[[BBC News]]|last=Race|date=13 March 2023|access-date=13 March 2023|first=Michael|title=HSBC swoops in to rescue UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313105316/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64937251|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Makortoff |first1=Kalyeena |last2=Elliott |first2=Larry |date=2023-03-13 |title='It was frantic': the scramble to save SVB UK and avert a banking crisis |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/13/it-was-frantic-the-two-day-scramble-to-save-svb-and-avert-a-banking-crisis |access-date=2023-03-14 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314003429/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/13/it-was-frantic-the-two-day-scramble-to-save-svb-and-avert-a-banking-crisis |url-status=live }}</ref> Canadian regulator [[Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions]] seized the assets of SVB's Toronto branch on March 12.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=Canadian regulator seizes assets of Toronto branch of Silicon Valley Bank |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canadian-regulator-seizes-assets-of-toronto-branch-of-silicon-valley-bank-1.6310275 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=[[CTVNews]] |language=en |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313120724/https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canadian-regulator-seizes-assets-of-toronto-branch-of-silicon-valley-bank-1.6310275 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-An initial auction of Silicon Valley Bank assets on March 12 attracted a single bid that was not from a bank,<ref name="SFBT Gardner">{{cite news|title=FDIC plans to hold a second auction for Silicon Valley Bank, U.S. senators told|first=Jim|last=Gardner|work=[[San Francisco Business Times]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|location=San Francisco|date=March 13, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/fdic-second-auction-silicon-valley-bank.html|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314152912/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/fdic-second-auction-silicon-valley-bank.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SVBJ Schubarth questions">{{cite news|title=Questions swirl around Silicon Valley Bank sale ahead of Friday auction deadline|first=Cromwell|last=Schubarth|work=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|location=San Jose, California|date=March 16, 2023|accessdate=March 16, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/16/questions-ahead-of-latest-svb-auction-deadline.html}}</ref> after [[PNC Financial Services]] and [[RBC Bank]] backed away from making offers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Megan |last2=Sen |first2=Anirban |last3=French |first3=David |last4=Schroeder |first4=Peter |last5=Nguyen |first5=Lananh |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Exclusive: PNC, RBC interest in SVB cools as regulators seek bids |work=[[Reuters]] |location=London |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/pnc-rbc-interest-svb-cools-regulators-seek-rescue-bids-sources-2023-03-12/ |accessdate=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314191005/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/pnc-rbc-interest-svb-cools-regulators-seek-rescue-bids-sources-2023-03-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rappeport |first1=Alan |author-link=Alan Rappeport |last2=Hirsch |first2=Lauren |last3=Smialek |first3=Jeanna |last4=Tankersley |first4=Jim |date=March 14, 2023 |title=How Washington Decided to Rescue Silicon Valley Bank |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/politics/inside-silicon-valley-bank-rescue.html |accessdate=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314233227/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/politics/inside-silicon-valley-bank-rescue.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and [[Goldman Sachs]] all declined to make offers.<ref name="SVBJ Schubarth questions" /> The FDIC rejected the lone bid and plans to hold a second auction to attract bids from major banks, now that the bank's [[systemic risk]] designation allows the FDIC to insure all deposits.<ref name="SFBT Gardner" /> The bank's loan portfolio, which Moody's recently rated as conservative and high-performing, was not a factor in the collapse and is considered to be an attractive asset. Private equity firms including [[Apollo Global Management]], [[Blackstone Inc.]], and [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] are considering a purchase of the bank's loans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Apollo, Blackstone and KKR eye purchase of Silicon Valley Bank's loans|first=Cromwell|last=Schubarth|work=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|location=San Jose, California|date=March 14, 2023|accessdate=March 14, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/14/private-equity-firms-eye-svb-loans.html|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314143954/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/14/private-equity-firms-eye-svb-loans.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The FDIC is giving traditional banks an advantage over private equity firms by limiting examinations of the bank's financials to institutions that hold a bank charter.<ref name="SVBJ Schubarth questions" />
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-In the meantime, Mayopoulos urged venture capitalists and startups to keep their deposits in the bridge bank, apparently to improve the bank's financial condition. He suggested that customers return some of the deposits they had recently pulled out of the bank, as part of a diversification strategy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Calvey |first=Mark |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank's new CEO calls on customers to bring deposits back to bank |work=[[San Francisco Business Times]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |location=San Francisco |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/14/silicon-valley-bank-s-new-ceo-bring-back-deposits.html |accessdate=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314191733/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/14/silicon-valley-bank-s-new-ceo-bring-back-deposits.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A group of venture capitalists called for depositors to keep at least half of their capital in the bank.<ref>{{cite news|title=VC group calls for return to Silicon Valley Bank amid FDIC control|first=Cromwell|last=Schubarth|work=[[San Francisco Business Times]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|location=San Francisco|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=March 15, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/15/vc-group-calls-for-return-to-silicon-valley-bank.html|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315143133/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/15/vc-group-calls-for-return-to-silicon-valley-bank.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-On March 13, [[SVB Financial Group]] began exploring a potential sale of the bank's sister companies [[SVB Capital]] and [[SVB Securities]]. The latter's founder, Jeffrey Leerink, has expressed interest in buying back the firm.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schubarth |first=Cromwell |date=March 13, 2023 |title=After Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, parent company SVB is looking at selling itself and its other units |work=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |location=San Jose, California |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/silicon-valley-bank-parent-weighs-sale-of-units.html |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313211828/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/silicon-valley-bank-parent-weighs-sale-of-units.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the finances of these companies are deeply intertwined with Silicon Valley Bank, which could complicate any sale.<ref name="SVBJ Schubarth questions" />
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-Experts said that SVB's collapse was unlikely to pose a [[systemic risk]] to the U.S. financial system.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Daniel |first=Will |date=March 10, 2023 |title=SVB's collapse could lead to 'contagion' among regional banks—but experts say it's not a systemic risk to the entire financial system |url=https://fortune.com/2023/03/10/silicon-valey-bank-collapse-contagion-regional-banks-and-venture-capital-not-financial-system/ |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311002619/https://fortune.com/2023/03/10/silicon-valey-bank-collapse-contagion-regional-banks-and-venture-capital-not-financial-system/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, although experts think these effects are temporary, the bank's collapse created hardships among some tech startups, and companies holding significant uninsured deposits and low cash flow faced significant risks.<ref name="NYT Yaffe-Bellany">{{Cite news |last1=Yaffe-Bellany |first1=David |last2=Griffith |first2=Erin |last3=Isaac |first3=Mike |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Sets Off Blame Game in Tech Industry |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/technology/silicon-valley-bank-crypto-investing.html |url-status=live |url-access=registration |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311194305/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/technology/silicon-valley-bank-crypto-investing.html |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 }}</ref><ref name="CNNStartups">{{Cite news |last=Thorbecke |first=Catherine |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank collapse sends tech startups scrambling |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/tech/silicon-valley-bank-tech-panic/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311105558/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/tech/silicon-valley-bank-tech-panic/index.html |archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Griffith">{{Cite news |last=Griffith |first=Erin |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse Causes Start-Up Chaos |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/technology/silicon-valley-bank-fallout.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310231005/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/technology/silicon-valley-bank-fallout.html |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allyn |first=Bobby |date=2023-03-11 |title=Silicon Valley Bank failure could wipe out 'a whole generation of startups' |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162805718/silicon-valley-bank-failure-startups |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=[[NPR]] |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313144756/https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162805718/silicon-valley-bank-failure-startups }}</ref>
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-Many [[startups]] were unable to retrieve money, resulting in companies taking out loans to make [[payroll]].<ref name="Griffith" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Jin |first1=Berber |last2=Bindley |first2=Katherine |last3=Wonkler |first3=Rolfe |date=March 11, 2023 |title=After Silicon Valley Bank Fails, Tech Startups Race to Meet Payroll |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-silicon-valley-bank-fails-tech-startups-race-to-meet-payroll-4ebd9c5c |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311000518/https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-silicon-valley-bank-fails-tech-startups-race-to-meet-payroll-4ebd9c5c |url-status=live }}</ref> Because California state law requires employees to be paid within a certain number of days,<ref name="WaPo Stein" /><ref>{{CalLab|204|}}</ref> continued inability to access deposits may cause a large number of startups to [[furlough]] workers, reduce their workforce through [[layoff]]s, or shut down entirely.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Stein |first1=Jeff |last2=Romm |first2=Tony |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Bailout talk roils Washington after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-washington/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311225158/https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-washington/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The bank's collapse also reduces available funding for startups on the [[venture debt]] market, which has grown in importance as venture capital firms have dramatically scaled back their investments.<ref>{{cite news|title=An 'extinction level event': Founders and funders are filled with fear and frustration after SVB's collapse|first=Troy|last=Wolverton|work=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|location=San Jose, California|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/10/founders-funders-filled-with-fear-after-svb-bust.html|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312211556/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/10/founders-funders-filled-with-fear-after-svb-bust.html|url-status=live}}</ref> E-commerce company [[Etsy]] was forced to delay seller payouts; the company used SVB to send out deposits to some sellers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/12/23636379/etsy-delaying-seller-payouts-silicon-valley-bank-collapse |title=Etsy is delaying seller payouts following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse |date=March 12, 2023 |last=Roth |first=Emma |work=[[The Verge]] |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312211614/https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/12/23636379/etsy-delaying-seller-payouts-silicon-valley-bank-collapse |url-status=live }}</ref> The bank's collapse coincided with the beginning of the annual, startup-oriented [[South by Southwest Interactive]] conference in [[Austin, Texas]]. Aside from some disruption caused by SVB credit cards, attendees maintained an air of calm during the event.<ref>{{cite news|title=At SXSW, tech employees react to Silicon Valley Bank's failure|first1=Madeline|last1=Renbarger|first2=Sydney|last2=Bradley|work=[[Business Insider]]|location=New York City|date=March 12, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/at-sxsw-tech-employees-react-to-silicon-valley-bank-failure-2023-3|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312010452/http://www.businessinsider.com/at-sxsw-tech-employees-react-to-silicon-valley-bank-failure-2023-3|url-status=live}}</ref> In the days after the collapse, startup founders and other customers lined up outside bank branches in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, seeking to withdraw their deposits or learn the status of their wire transfers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Founders swarmed SVB's Bay Area branches looking for answers after bank's historic failure|first1=Jennifer|last1=Elias|first2=Rebecca|last2=Smith|work=[[CNBC]]|date=March 11, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2023|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/11/founders-swarmed-svbs-branches-looking-for-answers-after-bank-failure.html|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313011623/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/11/founders-swarmed-svbs-branches-looking-for-answers-after-bank-failure.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dozens line up to pull money from Silicon Valley Bank|first=Joseph|last=Geha|work=San José Spotlight|location=San Jose, California|date=March 13, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2023|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/dozens-line-up-to-pull-money-from-silicon-valley-bank-svb/|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313204210/https://sanjosespotlight.com/dozens-line-up-to-pull-money-from-silicon-valley-bank-svb/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many technology entrepreneurs regained access to their deposits on March 13.<ref name=":1" />
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-In a [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) filing, streaming media company [[Roku, Inc.]] revealed that around a quarter of the company's cash reserves—$487{{nbsp}}million—were held by SVB.<ref name="CNBCRoku">{{Cite news |last=Goswami |first=Rohan |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Roku says 26% of its cash reserves are stuck in Silicon Valley Bank |work=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/roku-says-26percent-cash-reserves-stuck-in-silicon-valley-bank.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310225152/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/roku-says-26percent-cash-reserves-stuck-in-silicon-valley-bank.html |archive-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref> Other companies affected by the collapse include video game developer [[Roblox Corporation]], video hosting service [[Vimeo]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Roku Has $487M in Cash at Failed Silicon Valley Bank |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/roku-roblox-silicon-valley-bank-1235348133/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311024559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/roku-roblox-silicon-valley-bank-1235348133/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and payroll processor [[Rippling (company)|Rippling]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Bank collapses after failing to raise capital|first=George|last=Avalos|work=[[The Mercury News]]|location=San Jose, California|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-collapses-after-failing-to-raise-capital/|archive-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310214711/https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-collapses-after-failing-to-raise-capital/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=An immediate problem for Silicon Valley Bank customers: How to make payroll next week|first=Mark|last=Calvey|work=[[San Francisco Business Times]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-startups-payroll-rippling.html|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311021144/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-startups-payroll-rippling.html|url-status=live}}</ref> More than 1,500 [[climate change]]–related technology startups had taken out loans or had [[Line of credit|lines of credit]] with Silicon Valley Bank. The failure came at a sensitive time when many such startups were scaling up to meet expected demand from the [[Inflation Reduction Act of 2022]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gelles |first=David |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Threatens Climate Start-Ups |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/climate/silicon-valley-bank-climate.html |accessdate=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312214227/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/climate/silicon-valley-bank-climate.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-Outside the technology startup space, [[Vox Media]] and [[BuzzFeed]] had its cash concentrated at the bank, and Vox Media saw its SVB-issued credit cards stop working.<ref name="Griffith" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruell |first=Alexandra |date=March 13, 2023 |title=BuzzFeed Said More Than Half Its Cash Was Held at Silicon Valley Bank |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-03-13-2023/card/buzzfeed-said-more-than-half-its-cash-was-held-at-silicon-valley-bank-uEfMaIJIibV9866pbDy5 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314005605/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-03-13-2023/card/buzzfeed-said-more-than-half-its-cash-was-held-at-silicon-valley-bank-uEfMaIJIibV9866pbDy5 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[California wine]] industry was also affected by SVB's collapse, since it was a leading regional winery banker.<ref name="Mobley">{{cite news |last1=Mobley |first1=Esther |last2=Lander |first2=Jess |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank collapse is causing a financial crisis for California's wine industry |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/silicon-valley-bank-wine-california-17831927.php |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310221006/https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/silicon-valley-bank-wine-california-17831927.php |archive-date=March 10, 2023 }}</ref> Some [[Oregon wine]]ries were also affected.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Post-Silicon Valley Bank shutdown: Parsing the Oregon fallout |work=[[Portland Business Journal]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |location=Portland, Oregon |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-shutdown-regulators-oregon.html |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311000904/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-shutdown-regulators-oregon.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The bank's premium wine division had about $1.1 billion in outstanding loans to about 400 clients.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barreira |first=Alex |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank collapse leaves Wine Country vintners with $1 billion question |work=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |location=San Jose, California |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/svb-collapse-spells-huge-concerns-for-wine-country.html |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313213357/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/13/svb-collapse-spells-huge-concerns-for-wine-country.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Businessman [[Mark Cuban]] reportedly had millions in the bank, along with his side venture [[Cost Plus Drugs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestreet.com/technology/mark-cuban-had-millions-at-failed-silicon-valley-bank |title=Mark Cuban Had Millions at Failed Silicon Valley Bank |date=March 11, 2023 |last=Olinga |first=Luc |work=[[TheStreet]] |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312192922/https://www.thestreet.com/technology/mark-cuban-had-millions-at-failed-silicon-valley-bank |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2023}}
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-Since 2002, the bank had made more than $2 billion in loans and investments, including $1.6 billion in loans since 2014, to build [[affordable housing in Silicon Valley]] and San Francisco, as well as Massachusetts (from its 2021 acquisition of Boston Private). Housing advocates predicted delays and difficulty assembling funding.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Puts San Francisco's Affordable Housing Projects in Limbo|first=Josh|last=Koehn|work=[[The San Francisco Standard]]|date=March 11, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2023|url=https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-san-franciscos-affordable-housing-limbo/|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313080038/https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-san-franciscos-affordable-housing-limbo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Betancourt |first=Sarah |date=2023-03-13 |title=Housing industry in Massachusetts one of many to be impacted by Silicon Valley Bank fiasco |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/03/13/housing-industry-in-massachusetts-one-of-many-to-be-impacted-by-silicon-valley-bank-fiasco |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=[[WGBH Educational Foundation|GBH News]] |language=en |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315142931/https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/03/13/housing-industry-in-massachusetts-one-of-many-to-be-impacted-by-silicon-valley-bank-fiasco |url-status=live }}</ref> A 112-unit affordable housing project in San Francisco was scheduled to close a deal on March 10 for a $52 million construction loan from SVB.<ref>{{cite news|title=Built-environment companies affected by the recent bank collapses|first=Kristine|last=Klein|work=[[The Architect's Newspaper]]|location=New York City|date=March 14, 2023|accessdate=March 14, 2023|url=https://www.archpaper.com/2023/03/built-environment-companies-affected-by-the-recent-svb-and-signature-bank-collapses/|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314213604/https://www.archpaper.com/2023/03/built-environment-companies-affected-by-the-recent-svb-and-signature-bank-collapses/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some nonprofit organizations expect to deal with fallout from the bank's collapse for months. As a legacy of SVB's Boston Private acquisition, it provided free banking services to many nonprofits in [[San Mateo County, California]], who have needed to redirect donations to alternative bank accounts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Bank collapse hits nonprofits|first=Jana|last=Kadah|work=San José Spotlight|location=San Jose, California|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=March 16, 2023|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-hits-santa-clara-county-san-jose-nonprofits/}}</ref>
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-Ahmad Thomas, CEO of the [[Silicon Valley Leadership Group]], of which the bank was a member, described the failure as a setback for the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]'s startup ecosystem and noted that it would be difficult to replicate the bank's business model.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Bank's collapse undercuts key engine of Bay Area economy|first=Ethan|last=Baron|work=[[The Mercury News]]|location=San Jose, California|date=March 13, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2023|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/13/silicon-valley-banks-collapse-undercuts-key-engine-of-bay-area-economy/|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314000647/https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/13/silicon-valley-banks-collapse-undercuts-key-engine-of-bay-area-economy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-Silicon Valley Bank's holding company, SVB Financial Group, was a component of the [[S&P 500]]. At the time of the collapse, its largest shareholders included [[The Vanguard Group]], [[BlackRock]], and [[State Street Corporation]], which owned the stock in large [[exchange traded fund]]s that track the performance of [[S&P 500]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Portero |first=Ashley |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Local bank, wealth management firms and more companies among Silicon Valley Bank investors |work=[[South Florida Business Journal]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |location=Miami, Florida |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2023/03/13/silicon-valley-bank-local-firms-were-shareholders.html |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313202244/https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2023/03/13/silicon-valley-bank-local-firms-were-shareholders.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The South Korean [[National Pension Service]] owned 100,000 shares in SVB's holding company, SVB Financial Group.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cho |first1=Kye-wan |last2=Choi |first2=Ha-yan |last3=Park |first3=Jong-o |last4=Ko |first4=Han-sol |date=2023-03-13 |title=Korea watches for fallout of SVB collapse amid fears of recession |work=[[The Hankyoreh]] |url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_business/1083394.html |access-date=2023-03-13 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313192144/http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_business/1083394.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[CalPERS]] (California state pension fund) held about $67 million in bonds to the bank, or less than two percent of one percent of total investments, as of June 2022.<ref name="CalMatters Christopher" />
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-On March 13, shares of similar regional banks, including [[First Republic Bank]], [[Western Alliance Bancorporation]], and [[PacWest Bancorp]] plummeted.<ref name="ft_regional_banks">{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Jennifer |last2=Fontanella-Khan |first2=James |last3=Aliaj |first3=Ortenca |last4=Masters |first4=Brooke |date=13 March 2023 |title=First Republic and other US regional banks tumble on fears of deposit flight |work=[[Financial Times]] |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7b3214e9-aa2e-4d3a-8724-fe71bb8dd006 |url-status=live |access-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161457/https://www.ft.com/content/7b3214e9-aa2e-4d3a-8724-fe71bb8dd006 |archive-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Medha |date=March 13, 2023 |title=First Republic dives as fresh financing fails to soothe deposit outflow fears |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/first-republic-slumps-additional-financing-fails-soothe-deposit-outflow-fears-2023-03-13/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313145427/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/first-republic-slumps-additional-financing-fails-soothe-deposit-outflow-fears-2023-03-13/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
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-[[Market capitalization]] of U.S. banks lost a combined $100{{nbsp}}billion in two days and European banks lost $50{{nbsp}}billion.<ref name=reuters_fwj/> SVB's losses highlighted the challenge that banks could face as interest rate increases reduced the market value of bonds that they purchased under low-rate policies.<ref name="hetzner">{{cite news |last=Hetzner |first=Christiaan |date=March 10, 2023 |title=SVB collapse highlights $620{{nbsp}}billion hole lurking in banks' balance sheets |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=https://fortune.com/2023/03/10/svb-collapse-fdic-takeover-martin-gruenberg-620-billion-hole-banks-balance-sheet/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311150526/https://fortune.com/2023/03/10/svb-collapse-fdic-takeover-martin-gruenberg-620-billion-hole-banks-balance-sheet/ |archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> Some companies have sought safety with larger commercial banks, transferring their deposits out from regional banks similar to Silicon Valley Bank, raising concerns about further instability in the banking sector.<ref name="WaPo Stein">{{cite news|title=Bailout talk roils Washington after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse|first=Jeff|last=Stein|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|location=Washington, D.C.|date=March 11, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-washington/|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311225158/https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-washington/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several banks, such as [[First Republic Bank]] and [[Western Alliance Bancorporation]], issued press releases seeking to calm investors.<ref name="ReutersPeers">{{Cite news |last=Yasmin |first=Mehnaz |date=March 10, 2023 |title=First Republic, Western Alliance seek to calm contagion worries from SVB meltdown |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/first-republic-western-alliance-calm-contagion-worries-svb-meltdown-2023-03-10/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311201906/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/first-republic-western-alliance-calm-contagion-worries-svb-meltdown-2023-03-10/ |archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weil |first1=Jonathan |date=March 10, 2023 |title=First Republic Hit by Silicon Valley Bank Failure |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-republic-hit-by-svb-failure-7431495e |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311000306/https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-republic-hit-by-svb-failure-7431495e |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-Despite these concerns, banking experts believe that other banks will remain stable as SVB was overly specialized in providing banking to a risky sector of the economy, and [[financial regulation]]s have strengthened since the [[2008 financial crisis]], which preceded the [[Great Recession]].<ref name="Maruf-2023" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=David J. |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Silicon Valley Bank failure raises fear of broader financial contagion |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-failure-financial-industry/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312140751/https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-failure-financial-industry/ |url-status=live }}</ref> SVB had, in 2021, reached the threshold under the [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act|Dodd-Frank Act]] requiring it to submit a resolution plan ("living will") to the FDIC, which it did the following year. It had not participated in [[Stress test (financial)|periodic stress testing]] under the act, as the threshold for that requirement had been raised in 2018 under EGRRCPA; SVB's chief executive was among those requesting the change.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Levitt |first1=Hannah |last2=Johnson |first2=Katanga |last3=Doherty |first3=Katherine |date=March 11, 2023 |title=SVB CEO Greg Becker lobbied the government to relax some Dodd-Frank provisions on regional lenders in 2015. Trump did in 2018. |url=https://fortune.com/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-svb-ceo-greg-becker-dodd-frank-trump-rollback-systemically-important-fdic/ |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311165947/https://fortune.com/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-svb-ceo-greg-becker-dodd-frank-trump-rollback-systemically-important-fdic/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Levintona |first=Hannah |date=March 11, 2023 |title=Long Before Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse, Its CEO Helped Kill Tougher Oversight of Banks Like His |work=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/silicon-valley-bank-greg-becker-dodd-frank/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311185225/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/silicon-valley-bank-greg-becker-dodd-frank/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-On March 12, 2023, [[Signature Bank]] was also closed, being taken into possession by the [[New York State Department of Financial Services]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Hannah |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Regulators close Signature bank, announce plan to make depositors whole |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/new-york-state-regulators-close-signature-bank-2023-03-12/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312233129/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/new-york-state-regulators-close-signature-bank-2023-03-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reyes |first=Mike |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Signature Bank Closed by New York Regulators in SVB's Wake |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-12/signature-bank-closed-by-new-state-regulators-fdic-says |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313025345/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-12/signature-bank-closed-by-new-state-regulators-fdic-says |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the bank failures, the Federal Reserve announced the creation of a [[Bank Term Funding Program]] to shore up liquidity for other at-risk banks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Jeff |date=March 12, 2023 |title=U.S. government steps in and says people with funds deposited at SVB will be able to access their money |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/12/regulators-unveil-plan-to-stem-damage-from-svb-collapse.html |website=[[CNBC]] |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312222220/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/12/regulators-unveil-plan-to-stem-damage-from-svb-collapse.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/monetary20230312a1.pdf |title=Bank Term Funding Program |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312224628/https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/monetary20230312a1.pdf |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |url-status=live |publisher=[[US Federal Reserve]]}}</ref>
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-[[Circle (company)|Circle]], a peer-to-peer payments technology company that issues the [[stablecoin]] [[USD Coin]] (USDC), attested that SVB is one of the six banking partners used by the company to manage its cash reserves for USDC, with $3.3 billion (approximately 8%) of its cash reserves held there.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Melinek |first1=Jacquelyn |last2=Wilhem |first2=Alex |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Uncertainty stands around multibillion USDC empire as issuer Circle held reserves at Silicon Valley Bank |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/10/uncertainty-stands-around-multi-billion-usdc-empire-as-issuer-circle-held-reserves-at-silicon-valley-bank/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |work=[[TechCrunch]] |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311150334/https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/10/uncertainty-stands-around-multi-billion-usdc-empire-as-issuer-circle-held-reserves-at-silicon-valley-bank/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An Update on USDC and Silicon Valley Bank |url=https://www.circle.com/blog/an-update-on-usdc-and-silicon-valley-bank |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=www.circle.com |language=en |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315124402/https://www.circle.com/blog/an-update-on-usdc-and-silicon-valley-bank |url-status=live }}</ref> USDC's price fell below its US$1 pegged exchange rate during trading on March 10 and 11, causing [[Coinbase]] to halt conversions between USDC and U.S. dollars.<ref name="NYT Yaffe-Bellany" /> USDC had recovered most of the losses after Circle assured investors that the peg would remain honored.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ranasinghe |first1=Dhara |last2=Murdoch |first2=Scott |last3=Murdoch |first3=Scott |date=March 12, 2023 |title=World markets set for aftershocks as SVB collapse ripples out |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/world-markets-set-aftershocks-svb-collapse-ripples-out-2023-03-12/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312225419/https://www.reuters.com/markets/world-markets-set-aftershocks-svb-collapse-ripples-out-2023-03-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-Investors and economists believe that a previously expected [[History of Federal Open Market Committee actions#Historical actions|Federal Reserve interest rate increase]] on March 22 has become less likely as a result of the SVB collapse and [[March 2023 United States bank failures|other recent bank failures]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Smialek |first=Jeanna |date=March 13, 2023 |title=SVB Collapse Upsets Expectations for Federal Reserve's Rate Decision |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313130312/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-The failure complicates an ongoing lobbying effort by large banks against the Federal Reserve's requirement that they hold cash equivalents to government-backed securities, such as the Treasury bonds that Silicon Valley Bank invested in.<ref name="NYT Smialek">{{cite news|title=After SVB Collapse, Fed and Lawmakers Eye Bank Rules|first1=Jeanna|last1=Smialek|first2=Emily|last2=Flitter|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York City|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=March 15, 2023|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/business/economy/silicon-valley-bank-federal-reserve-regulation.html|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315203702/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/business/economy/silicon-valley-bank-federal-reserve-regulation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-On March 13, the [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]] announced an investigation by Vice Chair for Supervision [[Michael Barr (Treasury official)|Michael Barr]] into supervision and regulation of the bank, which will be released publicly by May 1.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Federal Reserve Board announces that Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr is leading a review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank, in light of its failure |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]] |location=Washington, D.C. |date=March 13, 2023 |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20230313a.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313202311/https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20230313a.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] and [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] have reportedly opened investigations into the bank's financial disclosures and executives' recent trading plans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Matthew |last2=Benner |first2=Katie |date=March 14, 2023 |title=U.S. Is Said to Open Investigation Into Silicon Valley Bank Collapse |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/business/silicon-valley-bank-investigation.html |accessdate=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314154959/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/business/silicon-valley-bank-investigation.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-On March 13, an SVB shareholder filed a [[Securities Class Action]] against the company in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California|U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California]], alleging [[fraud]] for false statements made by executives and the bank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/svb-hit-with-first-shareholder-fraud-lawsuit-over-bank-failure |title=Silicon Valley Bank Hit With First Shareholder Fraud Lawsuit Over Collapse |date=March 13, 2023 |last=Rosenblatt |first=Joel |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |access-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313180326/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/svb-hit-with-first-shareholder-fraud-lawsuit-over-bank-failure |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] of Massachusetts introduced legislation, cosponsored by about 50 Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives, that would roll back some provisions of the [[Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act|EGRRCPA]], including regular stress testing. Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] of Ohio announced plans to hold a Congressional hearing on the bank's failure.<ref name="NYT Smialek" />
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-==Reactions==
-===Official responses===
-U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] discussed the collapse with California Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] on March 11.<ref name="Politico Wu">{{cite news|title=Congressional briefing on Silicon Valley Bank failure postponed|first1=Nicholas|last1=Wu|first2=Sarah|last2=Ferris|work=[[Politico]]|location=Arlington County, Virginia|date=March 11, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/11/california-congress-silicon-valley-bank-failure-00086656|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311212253/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/11/california-congress-silicon-valley-bank-failure-00086656|url-status=live}}</ref> In televised remarks from the [[White House]] before markets opened on March 13, Biden expressed confidence in the resilience of the banking system, pledged that the government would ensure the availability of deposits without rewarding investors with taxpayer funds, and promised to hold bank executives accountable and propose rule changes to prevent future failures.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Baker (journalist) |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Biden assures Americans: 'Our banking system is safe' |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/biden-assures-americans-our-banking-system-is-safe.html |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313134910/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/biden-assures-americans-our-banking-system-is-safe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] pledged to take steps to help Israeli technology companies get through the liquidity crisis.<ref>{{cite news|title=After SVB collapse, Netanyahu pledges steps to help Israeli tech firms 'if needed'|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|location=Jerusalem|date=March 11, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/after-svb-collapse-netanyahu-pledges-steps-to-help-israeli-tech-firms-if-needed/|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311174825/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/after-svb-collapse-netanyahu-pledges-steps-to-help-israeli-tech-firms-if-needed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Indian IT minister [[Rajeev Chandrasekhar]] met with companies to assess the effect on India's startup community.<ref name="NYT Jin Yu Young">{{cite news |author=Young |first=Jin Yu |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Asian regulators move quickly to calm investors |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/13/business/silicon-valley-bank#asian-regulators-move-quickly-to-calm-investors |url-access=subscription |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313144757/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/13/business/silicon-valley-bank#asian-regulators-move-quickly-to-calm-investors |url-status=live }}</ref> UK Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Young |first=Jin Yu |date=March 13, 2023 |title=HSBC to Buy Silicon Valley Bank's UK Subsidiary |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/svb-uk-hsbc-bank.html |url-access=subscription |accessdate=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313080312/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/svb-uk-hsbc-bank.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary [[Hirokazu Matsuno]], and South Korea's [[Financial Services Commission (South Korea)|Financial Services Commission]] each downplayed any systemic risk to their countries' financial sectors.<ref name="NYT Jin Yu Young" />
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-===Debate over government intervention===
-A group of 599 venture capitalists,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Whole World Was Watching: Five Days in March|first=Barry|last=Holtzclaw|work=[[San Jose Inside]]|publisher=Metro Newspapers|location=San Jose, California|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=March 15, 2023|url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/the-whole-world-was-watching-five-days-in-march/|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315175141/https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/the-whole-world-was-watching-five-days-in-march/|url-status=live}}</ref> including [[Garry Tan]] and [[David O. Sacks]], along with hedge fund manager [[Bill Ackman]]<ref name="WaPo Stein" /> and California State Senator [[Scott Wiener]], called for a government intervention to protect uninsured depositors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: Bay Area Elected Officials React|first=Josh|last=Koehn|work=[[The San Francisco Standard]]|date=March 10, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|url=https://sfstandard.com/politics/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-bay-area-elected-officials-elon-musk/|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311231248/https://sfstandard.com/politics/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-bay-area-elected-officials-elon-musk/|url-status=live}}</ref> Representatives [[Ruben Gallego]] of Arizona and [[Eric Swalwell]] of California called for depositors to be made whole,<ref name="WaPo Stein" /> while Representatives [[Ro Khanna]]<ref name="Politico Wu" /> and [[Brad Sherman]] of California called on the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]] and FDIC to affirm that depositors would be protected so they could make payroll.<ref name="WaPo Stein" /> Representative [[Matt Gaetz]] of Florida and Republican presidential candidates [[Nikki Haley]] and [[Vivek Ramaswamy]] expressed opposition to any taxpayer-funded bailout of the bank. Ramaswamy suggested that the FDIC's deposit insurance limit be raised instead.<ref name="WaPo Stein" /><ref>{{cite news|title=GOP presidential candidates react to Silicon Valley Bank collapse; Trump blames 'out-of-control Democrats'|first=Jessica|last=Chasmar|work=[[Fox News]]|date=March 12, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-presidential-candidates-react-silicon-valley-bank-collapse-trump-blames-out-control-dems|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312183209/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-presidential-candidates-react-silicon-valley-bank-collapse-trump-blames-out-control-dems|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-Governor Newsom,<ref>{{cite press release |title=Governor Newsom Issues Statement on Biden Administration's Action on Silicon Valley Bank |publisher=Office of Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] |date=March 12, 2023 |accessdate=March 12, 2023 |url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/12/governor-newsom-issues-statement-on-biden-administrations-action-on-silicon-valley-bank/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313022245/https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/12/governor-newsom-issues-statement-on-biden-administrations-action-on-silicon-valley-bank/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Senator [[Kyrsten Sinema]] of Arizona,<ref name="NYT Weisman" /> and Representative [[Anna Eshoo]] of California applauded the FDIC's announcement that it would protect depositors without affecting taxpayers via the [[Bank Term Funding Program]].<ref name="SJSpotlight mayor" /> San Jose Mayor [[Matt Mahan]] criticized the federal government's response to the bank's failure as slow and indicative of its misunderstanding of Silicon Valley startups' contribution to the national economy.<ref name="SJSpotlight mayor">{{cite news|title=San Jose mayor blasts 'weak' government response to Silicon Valley Bank collapse|work=San José Spotlight|location=San Jose, California|date=March 12, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-mayor-blasts-weak-government-response-to-silicon-valley-bank-collapse/|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313005352/https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-mayor-blasts-weak-government-response-to-silicon-valley-bank-collapse/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SFBT Fruehling">{{cite news|title=Feds mull plan to insure all Silicon Valley Bank deposits|first=Douglas|last=Fruehling|work=[[San Francisco Business Times]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=March 12, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/12/silicon-valley-bank-deposits-insurance.html|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313011041/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/03/12/silicon-valley-bank-deposits-insurance.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Senators [[Elizabeth Warren]] of Massachusetts<ref name="NYT-20230313" /> and [[Bill Hagerty]] of Tennessee criticized regulators for protecting large depositors, including some of the venture capital firms that triggered the bank run.<ref name="SFBT Gardner" /> Republican lawmakers and financial policy experts criticized the emergency actions as a bailout that could create a [[moral hazard]] at other banks.<ref name="bailout">{{cite news |last1=Smialek |first1=Jeanna |last2=Rappeport |first2=Alan |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Was this a Bailout? Skeptics Descend on Silicon Valley Bank Response |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/economy/svb-bailout-questions.html |access-date=2023-03-14 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314135545/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/economy/svb-bailout-questions.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Senator [[J. D. Vance]] of Ohio complained that the federal government would not have taken similar action for a smaller bank or credit union.<ref name="NYT Weisman" /> Economist [[Paul Krugman]] compared the failure and resulting government action to the [[savings and loan crisis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=In SVB Collapse, Silicon Valley Demands Government Protect it From Itself|first=Jonathan|last=Vankin|work=California Local|location=Sacramento|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=March 15, 2023|url=https://californialocal.com/localnews/sacramento/ca/article/show/30038-silicon-valley-bank-collapse-failure-bailout/|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315193655/https://californialocal.com/localnews/sacramento/ca/article/show/30038-silicon-valley-bank-collapse-failure-bailout/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-Senator Warren, Representative Khanna, and Mayor Mahan called for earnings from CEO Greg Becker's recent sale of SVB shares to be [[Clawback|clawed back]] and returned to depositors.<ref name="NYT-20230313" /><ref name="SJSpotlight mayor" />
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-===Debate about causes===
-Cryptocurrency proponents cited the collapse in support of a decentralized monetary system. Others in the tech sector proposed that recent events in the cryptocurrency business, such as the [[bankruptcy of FTX]] and the exit of cryptocurrency-focused banks, had conditioned depositors to panic and noted that the FDIC's limited guarantee had no parallel in cryptocurrency.<ref name="NYT Yaffe-Bellany" />