Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How a Former FDIC Chairman is Reacting to the Silicon Bank Valley Failure, A Discussion with Special Guest Bill Isaac, Chairman, Secura/Isaac Group, and FDIC
Making Cents of Your Cash Management Agreements
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposal) on September 17, 2024, that seeks to strengthen recordkeeping for bank deposits held by nonbank companies on behalf of...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more
On March 12, the Governor of Indiana signed HB 1284 which codified a new chapter regarding a contract for a deposit account between a depository institution and a consumer may be changed occasionally, subject to the terms of...more
This past week, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed H.B. 1284 and S.B. 188 into law, each of which will become effective on July 1, 2024. H.B. 1284 was authored in response to the recent Indiana Supreme Court holding in...more
Deposit Insurance - Are the deposits at my bank FDIC-insured? Deposits held at FDIC-insured depository institutions are insured up to $250,000 per depositor for deposits held in the same “right and capacity.”...more
On 31 July 2023, following roundtable discussions held with banks earlier that month, the FCA published its Cash Savings Market Review (the “Review”). In this insight we explore the content of the Review, as well as...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) continued the focus shown over the last several months, and especially since the March 2023 failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and associated events, by the federal banking...more
On June 15, the FDIC sent letters ordering three companies and certain of their officers to cease and desist from using the agency’s logo and making false and misleading statements about FDIC deposit insurance. The companies...more
In response to the recent bank failures, on May 1, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a report titled “Options for Deposit Insurance Reform” (Report). The Report provides a comprehensive overview...more
FDIC Announces Special Assessments to Recover Losses from Recent Bank Failures The FDIC has issued a proposed rule that would impose special assessments to recover the loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund (Fund) arising from...more
Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would impose special assessments to recover losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) arising from the FDIC’s protection...more
The CFPB has issued a circular that addresses the reopening of closed deposit accounts (Circular 2023-02). Specifically, the circular warns that it can constitute an unfair act or practice for a financial institution to...more
A toxic combination of poor risk management and poor regulatory supervision proved fatal for Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank (“Signature”), according to a series of reports released on April 28, 2023 by federal...more
On May 1, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a report titled Options for Deposit Insurance Reforms, which outlines three options to reform the nation's deposit insurance system. The three options...more
In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank defaults, it is important for bank customers to understand the common cash management options and accounts available in financial institutions as well as their...more
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Vice Chair Travis Hill gave a speech earlier this week, titled “Recent Bank Failures and the Path Ahead,” at the Bipartisan Policy Center. The speech appears to be Vice Chair...more
The recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank—followed by the bailout of Credit Suisse—have led depositors to look for ways to protect their deposits in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) guarantees bank deposits of up to $250,000. Following the failure of two banks in recent weeks, regulators created some confusion among the industry and the public when they...more
Both the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee held hearings this week on the federal regulatory response to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank. Witnesses at both hearings...more
On March 12, 2023, Signature Bank, New York, NY (SB) was closed by the New York State Department of Financial Services, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. “[T]he FDIC transferred all...more
The FDIC has statutory obligations to maximize the net present value return from the sale or disposition of the assets entrusted to it as receiver, and to minimize the amount of any loss realized.[1] Today we examine the...more
Banks and all those who do business with banks --essentially all of us-- have been shaken over events that have occurred over the last couple of weeks, certainly since the Government announcement that Silicon Valley Bank...more
Bank Asset Auction: Bids for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (“SVB”) and its subsidiary Silicon Valley Private Bank, together or separately, in whole or in part, are due by Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Friday,...more
The FDIC has announced the proof of claim deadlines for proofs of claim to be filed with the FDIC as receiver of the failed banks, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank. The deadline to file a proof of claim against...more
With the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023, and Signature Bank on March 12, 2023, clients are asking whether their bank deposits are protected by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance....more