Tag: SBNY

  • Barney Frank was right about Signature Bank

    Mar 20, 2023 6:26 PM ET A person walks past a Signature Bank in New York City, March 20. Photo: sarah yenesel/Shutterstock We never thought we’d be writing that headline. But on Sunday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. known that New York Community Bancorp‘s Flagstar Bank will fully acquire Signature Bank‘s cash deposits, except those […]

  • JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon leads efforts to create new First Republic Bank Rescue Plan

    Discussions, while tentative, focused on how the industry could arrange an investment that would bolster the bank’s capital, according to people familiar with the matter. One of the options on the table, people said, is an investment in First Republic by the banks themselves. Eleven major banks joined forces last week to deposit $30 billion […]

  • From the sudden collapse of the SVB to the consequences of Credit Suisse: 8 charts show turbulence in the financial markets

    A tumultuous week in US financial markets ended on an uncertain note Friday after a massive $30 billion injection of large bank deposits into First Republic Bank failed to appease investors. Last week, the sudden collapse of three US banks – Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank SBNY and Silicon Valley Bank – concerns about weakness in […]

  • US consumer spending fell in February after a brisk start to the year

    Retail sales fell in February as consumers pulled back after a strong start to the year amid high interest rates and inflation. Spending in stores, online and in restaurants fell a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in February, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Sales in January were revised to a gain of 3.2%. Retail sales figures are […]

  • Department of Justice, SEC investigates Silicon Valley Bank collapse

    WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to people familiar with the matter, after the California lender was taken over by regulators last week amid a historic run on its deposits. The individual probes are in the preliminary phase and should not […]

  • Stocks extend weekly losses after job data, bank collapse

    The government said on Friday that US hiring grew solidly but cooled off in February as employers added 311,000 jobs, more than economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected. Unemployment rose slightly to 3.6%, still historically low. Meanwhile, regulators closed Silicon Valley Bank after a run on deposits thwarted the tech-focused lender’s plans […]