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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by npalli on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:11AM (#35120241)
I don't think she is saying (as of the article) that depositors will get 100% back. They will get help but could be with a haircut.
Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by nightpool on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:25AM (#35120408)
There will be a lot of political and financial pressure to value their HTM bonds at 100% because otherwise it will precipitate more runs on banks and more distrust in the financial system. And these are in fact the safest bonds in the world—they're going to get paid out, but the problem is that in 10 years, money isn't going to be worth as much as it's worth today. So banks don't necessarily want to buy them at full face value (because there are better things they could be buying), but in this situation, they're probably going to
Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by jocro on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:20AM (#35120345)
And that haircut won't be fun for many but I think the balance sheet had them at around $200 billion in deposits with $175 billion in assets. Obviously the question now becomes liquidity but I think the sky is not yet falling (unless more dominos start to tumble)