Silicon Valley Bank fails in largest bank collapse since 2008 crisis
by Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent, Kari Pau from on (#69NEM)
US regulators seize SVB's assets after a run on the bank, as global institutions monitor situation closely
US regulators rushed to seize the assets of top tech lender Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after a run on the bank, marking the largest failure of such an institution since the height of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the nation's 16th largest bank, failed after depositors - mostly technology workers and venture capital-backed companies - hurried to withdraw their money this week as anxiety over the bank's situation spread.
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