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Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by notch898a on Friday March 10, 2023 @12:21AM (#35090691)
... until you find out the FDIC itself has a weak reserve ratio against their insured accounts, meaning they will be as broke as everybody else in a systemic banking failure.
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Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by danielmarkbruce on Friday March 10, 2023 @12:36AM (#35090786)
They've been around almost 100 years now... They went through 2008. The reserve ratio seems low, but when you consider the likely asset coverage for the first ranking creditors across the entire industry, the FDIC doesn't need to cover much.
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Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by therein on Friday March 10, 2023 @03:50AM (#35092129)
and that's how you and I will be bailed-in my friend.
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