Why Commercial Real Estate Could Cause The Next Bank Failures

forbes.com The collapse and federal takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB ) and Signature Bank is generating worries about where the next bank failures might occur. Will they hit…

These money and investing tips can help you speed ahead when markets shift gears

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Signature Bank’s new owner will honor CD rates, clearing up some fine print for depositors

marketwatch.com We’ve all learned a lot in the past few weeks about how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. protects depositors in the event of a bank failure, but there’s still some fine…

Where's Waldo at Club Fed?

newsweek.com Government bureaucrats are slowly returning to the office after three years of working remotely. Washington, D.C. has the highest work-from-home rate in the country, and the…

U.S. workers can’t keep their minds off work and don’t make these mistakes with your side hustle

marketwatch.com The more money you make, the more likely it is you have a hard time setting work-life boundaries, according to a new study from Pew Research Center. Read More Iowa’s Caitlin…

Biden steps up pressure on Fed to toughen rules for regional banks

politico.com A White House official told reporters that they believe all the steps they’re pointing to can be accomplished under existing law. Given that the banking agencies — the Fed,…

Massachusetts Watchdog Investigating FRC Insider Stock Trades

247wallst.com According to a Thursday report, Massachusetts regulators have opened an investigation into the stock sales made by First Republic Bank’s insiders prior to its failure. First…

These are 7 of the best high-yield savings accounts

cnn.com Compared to regular savings accounts, high-yield savings accounts let you grow your money quicker. In these uncertain economic times, a high-yield savings account could be a…

Ask a Nerd: How Much Money Should I Put Into CDs?

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Introducing The U.S. Banking System Stress Monitor

forbes.com The tremors from the loss of confidence in the banking system following the sudden collapse and seizure of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB ) by the FDIC on March 10 continue to be…

A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Bank Failures

forbes.com Is that the number of banking relationships you need to maintain to weather this financial turmoil? Recent bank failures can be anxiety-inducing as people try to understand…

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: The days of money-losing tech startups getting funded because VCs liked their founder is over

marketwatch.com For more than a decade in Silicon Valley, ambitious tech entrepreneurs have received billions from a flush venture-capital community to fund companies, many with…

Central Banks Are Creating the Return of Mugabenomics

mises.org Because his actions were so outrageous, perhaps it is impossible to satirize the former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, but perhaps I can describe him. As a shout-out…

Yellen Warns Next Crisis Could Come From 'Shadow Banks' And Regulators Must Act

zerohedge.com Yellen Warns Next Crisis Could Come From 'Shadow Banks' And Regulators Must Act Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…

Why did 12K Bitcoin margin longs close at Bitfinex, and why didn’t it impact BTC price?

cointelegraph.com Since May 2022, the Bitcoin (BTC) margin markets on the Bitfinex exchange have been plagued by an unusually high open interest of over $2.7 billion. This information alone…

Simon Black: I Love How Everyone Pretends The Bank Crisis Is Over..

zerohedge.com Simon Black: I Love How Everyone Pretends The Bank Crisis Is Over... Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, Practically on cue, politicians began their public…

Why Schwab, a Financial Giant, Got Hurt in the Regional Banks Panic

nytimes.com Since March 8, when Silicon Valley Bank startled investors by saying it needed to raise cash, shares of Schwab have plummeted 31 percent. Like Silicon Valley Bank, the…

'Most U.S. banks are technically near insolvency, and hundreds are already fully insolvent,' Roubini says

marketwatch.com “ Duration risk hammered Silicon Valley Bank and seems to have been lost on many bankers, fixed-income investors and bank regulators. ” In January 2022, when yields on U.S.…

The Fed Is Doing Too Much, All at Once

nytimes.com Jeff Sommer is the author of Strategies , a weekly column on markets, finance and the economy. Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the biggest single U.S. bank failure since…

First Citizens’ Stock Surge From SVB Deal Gives $500 Million to FDIC

yahoo.com The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is set to collect the instant windfall that it engineered as part of First Citizens BancShares Inc.’s government-backed takeover of…

How the FDIC has set a ‘baseline’ for troubled commercial real estate

marketwatch.com A bank failure can happen in the blink of an eye, but in the case of Silicon Valley Bank, the aftermath is taking longer to play out. And the Federal Deposit Insurance…

The top 1-year CD rates for April 2023

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Community bank CEO: ‘Congress must raise the bank deposit insurance limit to $10 million’

yahoo.com Earlier this month, as Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed in rapid succession, federal regulators took the extraordinary measure of waiving the Federal Deposit…

Why so many banks seem to fail on Fridays

cnn.com Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Everyone loves Fridays. Unless you’re…

Club meeting recap: Wall Street looks to finish Q1 higher as our tech stocks shine

cnbc.com Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Friday's key moments. Stocks up on final day…

U.S. regulator seeks sale of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank portfolios: sources

theglobeandmail.com The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has retained advisers to sell the securities portfolios that the new owners of failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank…

U.S. regulator seeks sale of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank portfolios, sources say

reuters.com [1/3] FDIC representatives Luis Mayorga and Igor Fayermark speak with customers outside of the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S. March 13,…

Financial And Academic Experts See End To Federal Reserve Interest Rate Hikes, Inflation

forbes.com Investors must see through a fog of emotion and bursts of news to place their bets on where inflation and the Federal Reserve are going next. On March 10, just such a news…

Silicon Valley Bank: What we learned, what’s next after the collapse

foxbusiness.com The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has prompted scrutiny among federal regulators and lawmakers in Congress about what went wrong and raised questions regarding what…

First Republic Bank: Fed Strikes Back

seekingalpha.com If a week ago there were still questions about whether First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) would be able to avoid a liquidity crisis, then the expansion of various emergency…

The 10 best budgeting apps for April 2023

fortune.com Building long-term wealth starts with knowing where your dollars are going on a daily basis and how they’re helping you move closer toward your long-term goals. One way to…

FDIC chair Gruenberg gets heat from lawmakers over bargain basement SVB deal

fortune.com Transformational acquisitions are often a tough sell on Wall Street, particularly when the assets purchased are of dubious quality. The morning after UBS revealed it was…

Questionable Citigroup Loans from FHLB and Credit Suisse's Impending Impact on Eurodollar Network Raises Concerns

themacrolist.com Here is what we will be getting into today: • None How Unrealized Bond Losses are Pushing Regional Banks to the Brink. Title: Citigroups Citibank Took the Largest Amount of…

FDIC exercises $500 million in First Citizens stock to close SVB deal

reuters.com Regulator Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) exercised its equity appreciation right in First Citizens BancShares Inc (FCNCA.O) stock worth $500 million as part of…

Who will end up paying for the banking crisis: You

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Flight to Money Funds Is Adding to the Strains on Small Banks

yahoo.com After the most tumultuous month since the 2008 financial crisis, banks are finding themselves in an impossible position. • None A $3 Trillion Threat to Global Financial…

That 80s feeling: How to get serious about bank reform this time and why we won’t

nakedcapitalism.com By Charles Calomiris, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Graduate School of Business Columbia University; Director, Center for Economics, Politics and…

The Nasdaq 100 just entered a fresh bull market

businessinsider.com Nothing's more fitting on a Friday than a dose of market optimism. Phil Rosen here. Yes, it's true — the Nasdaq 100 officially closed 20% above its December low this week,…

Stocks Edge Higher, PCE Inflation Focus, Fed Lending Slows, First Republic Probe, Trump Indictment

thestreet.com Stock futures bump higher ahead of inflation data; Fed inflation gauge may not provide support for rate cut bets; Fed lending to banks eases slightly, balance sheet shrinks;…

SVB's new owner First Citizens is run by family versed in failed banks

businessinsider.com First Citizens Bank, the company that bought the assets of SVB, is run by a family with a wealth of experience buying failed banks. • Forbes looked at the billionaire family…

Is fintech safe?

theweek.com Especially if you didn't grow up using a smartphone, the idea of putting sensitive financial information online might make you feel uneasy. How can you know whether the…

2 Preferred Stocks 'Disappear,' 4 Offered

seekingalpha.com The ghosts of SIVB and SBNY preferred stocks The failures of two large regional banks were felt by the preferred stock niche, and in an extreme way we don’t normally get to…

Biden Calls on Regulators to Increase Oversight of Certain Banks

nytimes.com The proposals, which would not require congressional approval, are a response to Silicon Valley Bank’s failure this month, which sent shocks through the financial system.…

The Financial Crisis of 2023: Protecting Big Finance, Coming and Going

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Gerald Epstein, who has written regularly about bank regulation and the inadequacy of “reforms” since the 2008 financial crisis, weighs in with his take on the…