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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

While we will cover the general lessons HERE , in this article, we wanted to focus on the root cause – how and why interest rate risk caused the second-largest bank failure in US history (Washington Mutual was the largest in 2008). Equally important is the bank’s securities duration, as shown in the graph below.

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Should You Be Marking Loans To Market?

South State Correspondent

Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, and any unrealized gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in the equity section of the balance sheet. Capital got scarce. By 2008, there were a variety of failures as a result of liquidity – Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, and more.

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Where will banks get their next dollar of capital?

Jeff For Banks

But profits have been under pressure since 2008. First, FIs experienced pressure in their investment portfolios, purchasing Fannie Mae preferred''s and other FIs trust preferred securities. Many banks had to replenish lost capital. Absent or in concurrence with government-injected capital, FIs sought fresh capital.

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

PYMNTS

15, 2008 fall of Lehman, which filed for bankruptcy that day. Much has been said about the wealth effect of those who held and hold stock market securities, and much has been written about income disparity. It should be noted that almost all mortgage security finance (i.e., The median household income in the U.S.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Finally, resolution of failing financial institutions requires that the deposit insurance fund be strongly capitalized with real reserves, not just federal guarantee.” And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. My lesson learned to the regulators, read your past lessons learned.

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Bank Shareholder Liquidity Matters

Jeff For Banks

Suncrest started in 2008 with a $19 million capital raise, and did three small follow-ons of $5, $8, and $7 million to support growth. Ten years after opening Suncrest did another $25 million raise led by p/e firm Castle Creek Capital LLC. They'll be asked in the community about the bank and its prospects.

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5 Reasons to Increase SBA Loan Origination at Your Bank or Credit Union

Abrigo

Even if community businesses don’t end up utilizing the federally guaranteed loans , many small businesses have heard of SBA loans and want to explore them. SBA loan origination can be especially lucrative for community financial institutions now. They are for exporters needing additional working capital to support sales.

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