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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by mlyle on Sunday March 12, 2023 @06:53PM (#35127542)
> The bankruptcy was only made public Friday, but they've been working on it for longer than that.

Not much longer. It's only Thursday's run that tipped SVB into insolvency.

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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by FireBeyond on Sunday March 12, 2023 @07:12PM (#35127866)
> It's only Thursday's run that tipped SVB into insolvency.

What triggers in their holdings do you think started the run?

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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by mlyle on Sunday March 12, 2023 @07:49PM (#35128365)
I think we understand that differing mark-to-market rules between GAAP and banking regulations were important here.
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