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It's insolvency if the current market value (not the hold to maturity value) of the assets is less than the liability. As far as I can tell though, SVB was solv
by ummonk 4y ago
It's insolvency if the current market value (not the hold to maturity value) of the assets is less than the liability. As far as I can tell though, SVB was solvent despite its losses, and just needed to raise money to cover reserve requirements after it realized the losses. What did it under was a lack of liquidity after everyone panicked and did a run on the bank, with 45 billion (out of ~175 billion in deposits) in withdrawals overnight.
- user_named 4y agoThere's no reserve requirements