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To: TTFX; Alberta's Child; bankwalker

“Did they do something wrong? Other banks are not having that problem.”

SVB didn’t properly manage their risk and the rise in interest rates devalued their bond holdings. Maybe due to spending their time applauding themselves on ESG and DEI and not paying attention to their actual business.

Other banks with very large long bond holdings could be at similar risk. Hopefully most have had better judgement than the clowns in charge of SVB.


36 posted on 03/13/2023 2:55:26 PM PDT by Pelham
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To: Pelham; bankwalker; TTFX
Bankwalker posted an excellent article on this subject yesterday that pretty much tells the whole story ...

The Demise of Silicon Valley Bank

41 posted on 03/13/2023 3:44:01 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it." -- Major Fambrough)
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