SVB bailout

2023 - 3 - 13

Biden reassures bank customers and says the failed firms' leaders ... (NPR)

President Biden also said insiders and investors won't be bailed out, but that companies that used the bank will be able to pay their employees and bills.

"The management of these banks will be fired," he said. The solution they reached, he said on Sunday, "protects workers, small businesses, taxpayers and our financial system." The president spoke as regulators strive to shore up confidence in the banking system and prevent runs like the one that triggered the stunning collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and New York-based Signature Bank. banks should have confidence that their money will be there when they need it, as he seeks to limit the damage done by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other problems. They knowingly took a risk, and when the risk didn't pay off, investors lose their money. Biden spoke from the White House at 9 a.m.

Biden stresses that Silicon Valley Bank is not getting a bailout (The Hill)

President Biden on Monday stressed that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will not get a government bailout after regulators seized the assets of the failed bank.

Yellen said on Sunday it is up to federal regulators on how to proceed with SVB, although some lawmakers have called for a potential purchase of the bank from an outside entity. [shown consensus](https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3896444-no-appetite-lawmakers-in-consensus-on-opposing-potential-silicon-valley-bank-bailout/) around not allowing bailout options for SVB and members from both parties on Sunday said they would oppose a bailout. [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Court Battles](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) The government gave financial support to rescue companies through bailouts in 2008 and Biden stressed that the loses from SVB’s failure will not be accepted by taxpayers. The U.S. “No losses will be — and this is an important for point — no losses will be borne by the taxpayers.

Banking crisis: President Joe Biden says taxpayer money won't be ... (USA TODAY)

Addressing the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York, President Biden promised Americans' deposits would be safe.

"We will not stop at this," Biden said. Biden said Monday that managers of the banks would be fired and investors would not be protected. banking system continues to perform its vital roles'](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/03/12/silicon-valley-bank-fdic-fed-treasury/11460787002/) [Regulators offer plan to 'ensure U.S. Federal regulators also assessed over the weekend that Signature Bank of New York "Your deposits will be there when you need them."

Biden insists banking system is safe after 2 bank collapses (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden insisted Monday that the nation's banking system was safe, seeking to project calm after the collapse of two banks ...

She said a high volume of withdrawals that began last week continued with online transactions through the weekend. The Bank of England and U.K. Investors apparently concluded that the only place to be safe in banking was with the nation’s most strictly regulated institutions. regulators, depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were able to access their money. A new Fed program will allow banks to post certain high-quality securities as collateral and borrow from a government emergency fund. The deal protected 6.7 billion pounds ($8.1 billion) of deposits. In Asia, direct exposure to the risks from the U.S. No matter how specialized or isolated your bank is, if there’s a risk of contagion, regulators have made it clear that they are going to intervene,” said Norbert Michel, a banking policy expert at the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute. President Joe Biden insisted that the system was safe after the second- and third-largest bank failures in the nation’s history happened in the span of 48 hours. Regional banks were seen as the riskiest, since they do not have the scale to compete against larger competitors. Hirokazu Matsuno, the Japanese government spokesman, told reporters a major ripple effect to the Japanese financial system was unlikely. There was no guarantee that the anxiety would not spread.

Taxpayers ARE on hook for bank bailout following Silicon Valley ... (Daily Mail)

President Joe Biden and banking regulators insist that measures to mitigate the disastrous collapse of Silicon Valley Bank aren't a bailout, ...

They say the funds used to cover deposits at SVB and Signature comes from a pot paid into by U.S. When the FDIC takes control of a failed bank, it usually insures deposits up to $250,000. Executives at SVB tried to profit from this surge in deposits by using a chunk of the cash to buy Treasury bonds. Treasury officials insist the measures don't amount to a bailout. The Fed announced on Monday that all deposits would be covered It resorted to selling some of its bonds at a loss of nearly $2 billion to cover withdrawals. By the end of 2020, the figure was double that and in 2021, it had around $189.2 billion in deposits. As the industry thrived and investors rushed to fund the latest startups, deposits mushroomed at SVB. When spooked SVB customers rushed to withdraw their funds in recent weeks, the bank didn't have the cash to pay out. Ironically, these are the sort of investments that the Fed will accept as 'high-quality securities' under the new $25 billion loan program. Stanford finance professor Anat Admati told the Financial Times: 'When it gets to this point and you are in a hostage situation, there is nothing else you can do. That means if banks tap into the fund but can't pay the debt, the Treasury (and the taxpayer) could be left with a huge shortfall.

Biden says US banking system 'safe' despite contagion fears (Yahoo Singapore News)

President Joe Biden sought to reassure Americans over the country's banking system Monday as more US banks came under stress and European stocks tumbled on ...