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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

Jeff For Banks

That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? When I wrote that post in January 2011 there were 7,700 FDIC insured financial institutions. billion in assets Massachusetts bank developed Zrent so it's landlord customers could more efficiently collect rent from tenants.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. 9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking. Higher cash holdings will now be a demarcation of credit quality.