Silicon Valley Bank almost died. Now it’s bringing energy to downtown S.F.

Roland Li Oct. 11, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) Silicon Valley Bank survived a near-death experience in March after its tech-heavy clientele rushed to pull out billions of dollars in deposits, leading to government seizure and ultimately its sale to First Citizens Bank. Now the bank is making its presence felt at a downtown San Francisco… Continue reading

Bernie Sanders Wants More Regulation After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

MARCH 13, 2023 (ProgressiveHub.net) |IN ACTION “We cannot continue down the road of more socialism for the rich and rugged individualism for everyone else,” said the U.S. Senator from Vermont. by Jon Queally, Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday night called for a full repeal of the 2018 banking deregulations signed into law by former… Continue reading

Hooray, We Now Have Medicare for All (Bank Deposits)!

The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors means every dollar in U.S. bank accounts is insured by the federal government. Jon Schwarz March 13 2023, 1:36 p.m. (CommonDreams.org) BECOME A MEMBER Customers in line outside the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 13, 2023.  Photo: David Paul… Continue reading

Professor Richard Wolff: Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Crisis NOT Definitely Contained

Status Coup News • Premiered Mar 15, 2023 • #news #politics #banking Jordan Chariton interviews Professor Richard Wolff about the Silicon Valley Bank bailout and on potential financial contagion affecting the rest of the U.S. banking system. Status Coup’s SUPPORT Status Coup’s ON-THE-GROUND and investigative reporting on the stories the… Continue reading

Brex CEO on fallen rival Silicon Valley Bank: ‘There won’t be a new SVB’

By Benjamin Pimentel | Examiner staff writer | Mar 15, 2023 (SFExaminer.com) https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Ftechnology%2Fbrex-ceo-says-there-will-not-be-a-new-silicon-valley-bank%2Farticle_ed00ed24-c35c-11ed-98d5-cb91c0496c90.html&partner=Flex&FAB=1&textSelector=I2FydGljbGUtYm9keQ%3D%3D&unitId=2900003117&userId=0b678ea0-ac83-4917-9c05-8b9b5757761b&isLegacyBrowser=false&version=20230315_ed16f4f4dcde5a7e3dfdf76482db27bda6a4a1f4&useCFCDN=0&themeId=140 The Silicon Valley Bank meltdown was tough and complicated on different levels for Henrique Dubugras, founder and co-CEO of Brex, which offers banking and financial services to tech startups The San Francisco company was an SVB client so Dubugras’… Continue reading

Trump-Era Deregulation Deemed a Key Culprit in the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank

Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) hold a news conference on August 3, 2022.  (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) “President Trump and congressional Republicans’ decision to roll back Dodd-Frank’s ‘too big to fail’ rules for banks like SVB—reducing both oversight and capital… Continue reading