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Silicon Valley Bank’s Downfall: Lessons Learned and Unanswered Questions
Banking // March 11, 2024

It’s said that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The spectacular flameout of Silicon Valley Bank (and other banks subsequently), happened March 10, 2023, which seems long ago, but the ripple effects are being felt in the here and now. The questions...

SVB Adds Bankers as Anniversary of Its Failure Nears
Banking // February 15, 2024

While other lenders are cutting staff, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is reportedly hiring. The financial institution, whose failure in March of 2023 set off a larger banking crisis, has added about 200 bankers since then and has openings for dozens more, President Marc Cadieux told Bloomberg News Thursday (Feb. 15). “So...

Silicon Valley Bank Rolls Out Enhanced Digital Banking Platform
Digital Banking // October 23, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, has unveiled a range of new and updated products and services. Since its acquisition by First Citizens, SVB has continued to invest in digital solutions and efficiency tools, the bank said in a Monday (Oct. 23) press...

FDIC Wants Regional Banks to Issue $70 Billion in Fresh Debt
Debt // August 29, 2023

In the spring, two formerly obscure acronyms, SVB and FDIC, became household names. That’s because after SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) collapsed due to a structurally weakened balance sheet, compounded by a panic-induced bank run, it entered into an FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) receivership along with two of its regional...

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Silicon Valley Bank’s Downfall: Lessons Learned and Unanswered Questions

March 11, 2024
It’s said that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The spectacular flameout of Silicon Valley Bank (and other banks subsequently), happened March 10, 2023, which seems long ago, but the ripple effects are being felt in the here and now. The questions loom large as to what we’ve learned and what we’ve […]

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SVB Adds Bankers as Anniversary of Its Failure Nears

February 15, 2024
While other lenders are cutting staff, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is reportedly hiring. The financial institution, whose failure in March of 2023 set off a larger banking crisis, has added about 200 bankers since then and has openings for dozens more, President Marc Cadieux told Bloomberg News Thursday (Feb. 15). “So much has been said about folks who have departed and […]

Silicon Valley Bank Rolls Out Enhanced Digital Banking Platform

October 23, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, has unveiled a range of new and updated products and services. Since its acquisition by First Citizens, SVB has continued to invest...

Cash Flow Firm Settle Gets $145M Credit Facility With Silicon Valley Bank

July 25, 2023
Cash flow management company Settle has secured a $145 million credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank. The financing, announced in a news release Tuesday (July 25), will let Settle develop its lending products for larger...

Silo Technologies Raises $132 Million in New Capital

July 12, 2023
Silo Technologies, a provider of financial technology for distributors and grower shipper businesses in the perishable food supply chain, has raised $132 million in new capital. This includes a $32...