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The Fallout of Silicon Valley Bank's Bailout

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Source: The Lever
The Fallout of Silicon Valley Bank's Bailout
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Federal banking regulators did not fulfill Silicon Valley Bank's pledge to provide billions in lending to low-income communities as part of an $11 billion community benefits agreement signed ahead of a major merger in 2021. The collapse of the bank could leave thousands of planned Bay Area affordable housing units in jeopardy and halt a $10 million program to increase homeownership in communities of color. Advocates are calling for stronger oversight of bank mergers and for tangible benefits for the public.

Topics:businessbanking#affordable-housing#banking#banking-regulators#low-income-communities#mergers#svb
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  1. Regulators Stiffed Low-Income Communities In SVB Bailout  The Lever
  2. How Silicon Valley Bank's Failure Could Have Spread Far and Wide  The New York Times
  3. The origin story of “too big to fail”  Marketplace
  4. If we had 'SLEMAC' supervisors, they might have saved Silicon Valley Bank  American Banker
  5. DEON GOUWS: When a bank gets screwed  BusinessLIVE

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