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Silicon Valley Bank’s Downfall

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What's Happened to the Bank?

A lot of bad decisions by the bank's management. The Fed's 13-year infatuation with zero interest rates also played a big part in this. They had to sell the securities that they had on their balance sheet at a big loss and that just exacerbated the problem.

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