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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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Today In Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Completes Sales Of Cost Plus World Market; Starbucks To Help Out Washington State With Vaccine Distribution

PYMNTS

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond said it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to a private equity firm, while Starbucks will help Washington state with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. announced that it has completed its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to Kingswood Capital Management.

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Can AI assist in vendor management challenges?

Independent Banker

As community banks grow, their vendor partnerships usually also do, which can lead to challenges with organization, data security and more. And yet, some industry experts have observed that AI is not yet being used to its full advantage in vendor management—one of the thornier problems that community banks are wrestling with today.

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Cyberattacks, Google Crash Bring Internet Security Into Question

PYMNTS

At a time when our nation’s secrets at the NSA and Homeland Security and assets at the Department of the Treasury were able to be illicitly tapped into by foreign hackers, the security and reliability of countless other online industries and enterprises have also been brought into question.

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Washington Long-Term Care Program – Did You Know We Have One?

TrustBank

The below is a discussion of the new Washington Long-Term Care Program. What Is the Washington Long-Term Care Program? The Washington Long-Term Care Program is the nation's first public state-operated long term care insurance program. All employees employed in Washington will be required to pay taxes into the Program.

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Dynamic Hedging and Washington Trust Bank

TrustBank

Washington Trust Bank believes that the information used in this study was obtained from reliable sources, but we do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information nor any opinion expressed constitutes a solicitation for business or a recommendation of the purchase or sale of securities or commodities.

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SECURE Act 2.0’s Hidden Gems

TrustBank

The SECURE Act 2.0 If you recall, the original SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) was passed in 2019, but it needed some changes and add-on’s. The general idea of the SECURE Acts was to get people saving more for their retirement since the days of pensions are fading in the rear-view mirror.