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Their risk was duration and idiosyncratic depositors. What got them was that the Fed raised rates the at the fastest rate ever, and a classic bank run from well
by dehrmann 3y ago
Their risk was duration and idiosyncratic depositors. What got them was that the Fed raised rates the at the fastest rate ever, and a classic bank run from well-connected depositors starved for cash.
But were they irresponsible? Not really. This is a scenario that's very easy to see the flaws of in hindsight.
- borski 3y agoWell, and perhaps more importantly, they took the Fed at their word that they wouldn’t raise interest rates, which they then raised.