On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California (“SVB”) and subsequently appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as...more
Over the past two months, the markets have been roiled by banks in financial distress. Some banks have received influxes of capital, while others were taken over by regulators or a competitor. Banks and the global...more
Over the past several weeks, the markets have been roiled by banks in financial distress. Some banks have received influxes of capital, while others were taken over by regulators or a competitor. Banks and the global economy...more
As we have previously discussed, after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), the FDIC is operating the Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (“Bridge Bank”) in many ways as if it’s business as usual to help preserve as much...more
Early Friday morning, March 17, 2023, SVB Financial, the former holding company of SVB, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, citing the...more
In the three days since federal authorities announced sweeping measures to protect depositors of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank and help prevent additional bank failures (as discussed in our update of March 12,...more
Breaking up is hard to do... …or so they say. And with a bank in receivership, it’s even harder. In the immediate wake of the Signature Bank takeover, commercial real estate lenders undertook swift inventory of their loan...more
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced to investors that it needed to raise $2.25 billion to shore up its balance sheet. A few days earlier, another bank (Silvergate Capital) announced it would cease...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) is the federal agency charged with providing deposit insurance for insured financial institutions in the United States. Specifically, FDIC insurance covers certain deposit...more
The fast and furious developments related to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), Signature Bank, and others had depositors, employees, landlords, lawyers, accountants, and fiduciaries from nearly every sector scrambling for...more
Part I - What’s In A Name? – The Impact of Titles on Cash Management Accounts. Shakespeare may have thought that a rose by any other name was still a rose…but would an FDIC regulator see things the same way? Don’t bet on...more
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank on March 10 and 12, 2023, respectively, sent shockwaves through the venture capital, entrepreneur, technology innovation, and life sciences communities, as well as those...more
In the wake of two bank failures last week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) was appointed as receiver for each failed bank (“Receiver”). The Receiver subsequently transferred all deposits (both insured and...more
After a tumultuous few days, Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. and Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. are open to deposit and loan customers. Early on Friday, March 10, 2023, bank regulators closed Silicon Valley Bank, the...more
The FDIC has also posted updated FAQs on its website confirming that direct deposits and autopay will continue to operate and that checks will continue to clear. Customers with lines of credit are instructed to contact...more
On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) closed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Upon closure, the DFPI appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. The...more
The two banks’ sudden failure raises many questions about depositors’ ability to access accounts held at the banks when they closed. The following is intended to provide an overview of the current updates issued by the FDIC...more
On March 13, 2023, the FDIC announced that substantially all of the assets of Silicon Valley Bank have been transferred to a “bridge bank,” which is a newly chartered bank operated by a board appointed by the FDIC. This...more