How it all came down: The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

March 11, 2023

By: Ramsha Naushad

Here's How the Second-Biggest Bank Collapse in U.S. History Happened in Just 48 Hours, all started late Wednesday!

Rumors emerge that SBV faces interest rate risk on $91 billion in bonds.

SVB announces firesale of $21 billion bond portfolio and it takes a massive $1.8 billion loss.

SVB announces $2.3 billion share sale to cover bond losses.

Bank run begins as account holders cash out balances above $250,000 FDIC insurance threshold.

Credit agencies cut SVB's credit ratings. Pressure spreads to other U.S. banks erasing $80B in market cap. $SVIB stock fell 60%

California regulator: "The precipitous deposit withdrawal has caused the Bank to be incapable of paying its obligations as they come due. The bank is now insolvent."

Regulators shuttered SVB Friday and seized its deposits in the largest U.S. banking failure since the 2008 crisis and the second-largest ever.