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DE Under 3: Latest Monthly Jobs Report, Unemployment & the US BLS JOLTS Report
Stablecoin Regulation in an Unstable Time: The Fed and Treasury Address a Stablecoin Regulatory Framework
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
The Return of TALF Fund Opportunities Via COVID-19 Relief
Regulators Tackle Board Effectiveness and Overdrafts
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): Recap and What to Expect in 2014
In light of the banking failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic (as well as Credit Suisse), this summer, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC proposed guidance and rules for larger banks to (i) develop...more
In contrast with the White House’s position, the Vice Chairman denied that loosened Dodd-Frank rules contributed to the recent bank failures. On April 12, 2023, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Vice Chairman...more
On March 10, 2023, the United States suffered the first major bank failure since the 2008 economic collapse. It was the nation’s 16th largest bank, with over $200 billion in assets....more
On Sunday evening, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors — including all uninsured depositors — after...more
Since Friday, March 10, 2023, more than 300 public companies have filed current reports on Form 8-K regarding the closure of Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB"). Company disclosure in these 8-Ks falls essentially into four...more
On Sunday evening, March 12, 2023, two extraordinary joint press releases were simultaneously issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The...more
On Friday, March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation, aided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) over concerns surrounding its...more
On Friday, March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") was appointed SVB's receiver....more
On Friday, March 10, 2023, news broke of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the United States with $213 billion in assets reported as of December 2022. Soon after, on Sunday, March 12, Signature...more
What actions did the US government take on Sunday with respect to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank? On Sunday, March 12, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, and the US Treasury Department announced that the US...more
Considerations relating to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)’s closure have continued to evolve as a result of the recent announcement by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that it has transferred all deposits—both...more
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, the Department of Treasury, Federal Reserve and FDIC issued a joint statement confirming that they were taking decisive action to protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in our...more
On Sunday evening, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors—including all uninsured...more
Last Friday, state regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a federally insured institution with 17 branches throughout California and Massachusetts. It’s the first bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
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As with any business, a bank can become insolvent. But unlike most businesses, your bank holds your money or your customers’ money, making insolvency particularly fraught. On Friday, March 10, 2023, the California Department...more
On Friday March 10, 2023, the Bank of England moved to put the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank into insolvency after it applied for £1.8bn of liquidity as its parent company was collapsing. The situation remains fluid, and the...more
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC issued a joint statement indicating that there has been an agreement to roll out emergency measures to protect depositors at SVB. The...more
In a joint statement, the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC announced that...more
We have received a number of inquiries from clients regarding Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) recent shut down by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and the FDIC being named as the receiver. This is...more
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On June 10, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation allowed 84 entities with limited activities in the United States “to file reduced content resolution plans for their next three...more
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