<p>Former executives from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/silicon-valley-bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Silicon Valley Bank</a> and Signature Bank told members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> on Tuesday that their <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/banks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">institutions</a> failed as a result of panic from depositors.</p>
<p>The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank, where the vast majority of account balances exceeded the $250,000 threshold backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), prompted the government-backed company to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/financial-authorities-announce-buyer-for-collapsed-silicon-valley-bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secure</a> insured and uninsured accounts in early March to prevent additional bank runs. Signature Bank nevertheless collapsed days later, while other regional financial institutions continued to languish, and First Republic Bank, a third medium-sized institution, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jpmorgan-chase-the-nations-largest-bank-acquires-first-republic-bank-after-government-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sold</a> earlier this month in a deal brokered by regulators.</p>
<p>Former Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker said in <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Becker%20Testimony%205-16-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks</a> before the Senate Banking Committee that the firm was “adequately capitalized” before the sale of a portfolio that had diminished in value due to Federal Reserve actions to increase the target federal funds rate, which in turn raised interest rates across the economy. He added that withdrawals started as Silvergate Bank, a company that served cryptocurrency users, decided to “voluntarily wind down and liquidate,” inducing fears among Silicon Valley Bank depositors.</p>
<p>The comments differed from a landmark <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-reserve-reveals-why-silicon-valley-bank-collapsed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published last month by the Federal Reserve, which concluded that the implosion of the bank was a “textbook case of mismanagement” as senior leadership “failed to manage basic interest rate and liquidity risk” and board members “failed to oversee senior leadership and hold them accountable.”</p>
<p>Former Signature Bank President Eric Howell meanwhile <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Howell%20Testimony%205-16-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> to lawmakers that his firm was “well-capitalized, solvent, and had sufficient borrowing capacity” before the FDIC seized control of the company. Former Signature Bank Chairman Scott Shay <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Shay%20Testimony%205-16-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> that the volatility in the cryptocurrency sector likewise translated to panic among the company’s depositors and prompted the rapid withdrawals despite a “solid plan to continue in operation.”</p>
<p>Lawmakers referenced the analysis from the Federal Reserve as they contended that Becker and the other executives should return their executive compensation. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said she filed legislation that would <a href="https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1658529112737079296" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confiscate</a> payment from executives who “blow up their banks,” while Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) noted that Silicon Valley Bank had several <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1658532908775223298" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open</a> risk management positions at the time of the company’s failure, asserting that managers were “more focused on chasing profitability than stability.”</p>
<p>President Joe Biden previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-calls-for-crackdown-on-senior-bank-executives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that members of Congress should increase federal authority to “hold senior management accountable when their banks fail” or enter into the control of regulators. Current law allows the FDIC to prohibit bank executives from receiving new positions at other banks if they engage in “willful or continuing disregard for the safety and soundness” of their institution; administration officials called on lawmakers to “strengthen this tool by lowering the legal standard for imposing this prohibition,” as well as expand authorization for the FDIC to collect fines “when their actions contribute to the failure of their firms.”</p>
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<p>Other regional banks, such as PacWest and Western Alliance, have witnessed significant turmoil in the stock market and increased withdrawal levels in recent weeks. Nearly half of Americans are presently concerned about the security of their bank deposits, according to a recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/confidence-in-american-banks-is-low-amid-continued-financial-sector-tumult" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from Gallup, even as the FDIC will continue backing small accounts.</p>

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