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Re:How deep is the rot in America’s banking industry? by TMWNN on Thursday March 16, 2023 @05:58PM (#35189361)
> Part of the problem is that the system that enabled them to end up in this situation is the erosion of Dodd-Frank.

My understanding is that SVB would have met the Tier 1 capital requirements even without the 2018 revisions to Dodd-Frank, for the reason digitaltrees said: The bonds it purchased are considered highly liquid and safe.

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Re:How deep is the rot in America’s banking industry? by TMWNN on Monday March 20, 2023 @07:25PM (#35240331)
Replying to myself: SVB's Tier 1 capital ratio was 12%, among the highest for US regional banks. <https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1144363/which-bank-stoc...>
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