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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). That combination made their liabilities very sensitive to safety.

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Fair Value Accounting and Silicon Valley Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

Some blame the dilution of the Dodd-Frank provisions, others the lack of oversight by regulators, and others still blame social media for exacerbating the deposit run. The root cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is poor risk management – plain and simple. That will be a discussion for a future article.

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15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

Abrigo

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. It often Tweets columns tied to breaking news and statistics. Learn more here.

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The Velocity of Risk – What Bankers Need To Know

South State Correspondent

Banks that are looking to enhance their risk management practices should consider incorporating the concept of the velocity of risk into their enterprise-wide risk management practices. Some risks occur slowly; others strike quickly and hard. Optimizing Risk.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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Non-Maturity Deposits – A New Machined Learned Framework For ALM

South State Correspondent

Recent bank failures hurting public perceptions, the current market trends of higher rates, Quantitative Tightening, digital banking, social media, and a flight to safety have increased the difference between model and observed liability durations.

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The true cost of fraud

Abrigo

The true cost of fraud goes beyond the initial reported fraud losses Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Social media scams account for the highest losses and are higher than any other fraud typology , at a reported half-billion total loss. Measuring the cost of fraud losses.

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