Silicon Valley Bank
US: California regulator shuts Silicon Valley Bank
Washington: Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, was closed on Friday by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver, marking the largest failure of a U.S. financial institution in recent years.
The closure of the bank marks the second-largest failure of a financial institution in the history of the US as the regulators Friday seized the assets of the bank.
It is one of the biggest banking failures witnessed by the nation since 2008.
To protect insured depositors, the FDIC said it created the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara (DINB).
"At the time of closing, the FDIC as receiver immediately transferred to the DINB all insured deposits of Silicon Valley Bank," Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in a statement.
All insured depositors will have full access to their insured deposits no later than Monday morning, Mar 13.
The FDIC will pay uninsured depositors an advance dividend within the next week.
Ironically, this was a recent tweet of the bank
Uninsured depositors will receive a receivership certificate for the remaining amount of their uninsured funds.
As the FDIC sells the assets of Silicon Valley Bank, future dividend payments may be made to uninsured depositors.
Silicon Valley Bank had 17 branches in California and Massachusetts.
The main office and all branches of Silicon Valley Bank will reopen on Monday, Mar 13, 2023.
The DINB will maintain Silicon Valley Bank’s normal business hours. Banking activities will resume no later than Monday, March 13, including on-line banking and other services.
Silicon Valley Bank’s official checks will continue to clear.
Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the FDIC may create a DINB to ensure that customers have continued access to their insured funds.
As of December 31, 2022, Silicon Valley Bank had approximately $209.0 billion in total assets and about $175.4 billion in total deposits.
At the time of closing, the amount of deposits in excess of the insurance limits was undetermined.
The amount of uninsured deposits will be determined once the FDIC obtains additional information from the bank and customers.
Customers with accounts in excess of $250,000 should contact the FDIC toll–free at 1-866-799-0959.
The FDIC as receiver will retain all the assets from Silicon Valley Bank for later disposition. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.
Silicon Valley Bank is the first FDIC–insured institution to fail this year.
The last FDIC–insured institution to close was Almena State Bank, Almena, Kansas, on October 23, 2020.
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