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Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by toomuchtodo on Saturday March 11, 2023 @06:54PM (#35114110)
SVB lobbied to not be regulated as strongly as other banks, and won. You would be perfectly fine at most other banks. This was a choice.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/11/silicon-val...

> Eight years before the second-largest bank failure in American history occurred this week, the bank’s president personally pressed Congress to reduce scrutiny of his financial institution, citing the “low risk profile of our activities and business model”, according to federal records reviewed by the Lever.

> Three years later – after the bank spent more than half a million dollars on federal lobbying – lawmakers obliged.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by AlchemistCamp on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:07PM (#35114377)
So SVB owners should take losses.

Not those who had bank accounts there and literally did nothing wrong to cause this or even contribute to it.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by IncRnd on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:21PM (#35114601)
It was just yesterday that there were pages of comments here on HN filled with people talking about how there should be no bank reserves. The arguments were that cash flow is king and reserves are bad for the economy.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by AlchemistCamp on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:26PM (#35114671)
Pretty much anyone on the internet can make an account here.

Surely you don’t expect everyone to agree with what everyone else has said just because it’s on the same site!

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by IncRnd on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:35PM (#35114778)
In the same way, surely you don't expect taxpayers to agree with what SVB's account holders want, just because they are on this site!
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by AlchemistCamp on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:37PM (#35114810)
FWIW, I am a taxpayer and am not a SVB bank account holder.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by IncRnd on Saturday March 11, 2023 @08:06PM (#35115071)
Thank you I do understand that.

Maybe, just maybe, instead of us collectively trying to manage the latest collapse, perhaps we could impose actual requirements (not regulations) on banks. There have been 562 bank collapses since 2001. I doubt that many people who work outside of finance would think the balance sheets of those banks look like anything like what people would expect in a stable "bank".

It's insane that very few banks in the country can reasonably withstand bank runs. The reason? They have no money on hand, because they are gambling. Sure, the ecosystem would change, but that's not a bad thing.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by muzz on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:06AM (#35116881)
1. It won't spin out of control. 2. Stock in SVB (market capitalization) is $6B. Deposits are almost $200B. Depositors who had put more than 250k did so willingly knowing the risks.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by garry on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:05PM (#35114325)
We are asking for new regulation that would prevent this from occurring.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by DrBenCarson on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:09PM (#35114405)
Losing your business is a powerful way to learn a lesson.

Don't ask taxpayers to fix your mistakes for you.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by nightmarish on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:23PM (#35114631)
Previously: hey can you guys unban fire types from this gym

Trainer Garry now: OMG my grass Pokémon are all dying please help!!! Who could have known that allowing fire Pokémon into an all grass gym makes my team weak?!?!?!!!

Texting all your replies to my friends, doctor will be mad I’m laughing so much that I’ll never go back.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by davidgerard on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:13PM (#35114472)
That rule already exists. It's Basel III, and SVB was one of those who lobbied to have it removed for particular US banks in 2018. As you well know.

Here's the explainer for everyone else: https://archive.is/gmJxU

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by kzz102 on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:06PM (#35114356)
It's truly remarkable that most likely SVB lobbied congress to allow more risk taking because it will encourages innovation, while in reality what it did destroys innovation.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by basilgohar on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:54PM (#35114954)
That article was originally posted here:

https://www.levernews.com/svb-chief-pressed-lawmakers-to-wea...

Might help if you are paywall-blocked.