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Lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
A person walking past a shuttered SVB branch.

A Silicon Valley Bank branch in San Francisco on March 13, 2023. As the primary regulator of the bank, the Federal Reserve is coming under sharp criticism from financial watchdogs and banking experts.

(Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Wharton finance professor Itamar Drechsler discusses what led to the collapse of SVB and the questions it raises for banks, depositors, and regulators going forward.

From Knowledge at Wharton