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Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa... by chernevik on Sunday March 12, 2023 @07:39PM (#35128233)
As we've seen this week, the scrutiny of depositors is far more powerful than that of shareholders.
Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa... by modeless on Sunday March 12, 2023 @07:55PM (#35128420)
Shareholder scrutiny preceded and caused the depositor scrutiny.

Edit: I guess the point is that without the threat of depositor scrutiny, shareholders would have no reason to care about SVB's poor investment decisions, since they were only a problem in a bank run scenario caused by depositors. Failing that, the only risk to shareholders would be regulators, and regulators weren't doing anything about this problem, they were enabling it. I think you're right about that.

Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa... by andrewjl on Sunday March 12, 2023 @09:07PM (#35129213)
We've seen the opposite since it started with a failed capital raise and double digit stock price declines.
Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa... by opportune on Sunday March 12, 2023 @09:17PM (#35129318)
Shareholders in SVB have already lost all their money, and approximately nobody is arguing for them to be made whole, so I’m not sure I understand this statement. The bailout is for depositors