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SVB failed because of flighty deposits, not because of liquidity problems. The liquidity problems seem to have lead to the bank run, but the immediate cause of
by comte7092 4y ago
SVB failed because of flighty deposits, not because of liquidity problems.
The liquidity problems seem to have lead to the bank run, but the immediate cause of the collapse was VCs panicking.
- Aaronontheweb 4y ago> not because of liquidity problems. The liquidity problems caused the flight - why else would they take a $1.8b haircut on a securities portfolio and then try a bone-headed cap raise to cover the difference?
- comte7092 4y agoYou can certainly draw that chain of events. However, just because the link can be drawn, doesn’t mean it was the ultimate underlying cause. If the depositors weren’t so heavily coordinated and concentrated together, there’s no way the money would have come out that fast, if at all. Regardless of the loss on the bond sale.