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SVB: Early lessons for all financial institutions from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure

Abrigo

Banks in rural America are not going to have the same kind of lending activities, or depositor relationships as this bank seemingly had. Lending to startup companies with a plan to go public is not itself a problem. Boy, did that impact capital ratios. But we do know that this bank had a unique business practice.

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These resources on interest rate risk, liquidity, and CECL got the most downloads in 2023

Abrigo

ALM 101: Introduction to asset/liability management The ALM 101 eBook covered the goals and approaches of asset/liability management, explaining how ALM helps financial institutions get the most profitability out of their balance sheets while managing evolving risks. This is especially true during economic downturns.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Imzy was created by former Reddit employees Dan McComas and Jessica Moreno as a safer, friendlier version of the popular community site. Around 4 p.m.,

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