Silicon Valley Bank collapses after failing to raise capital

Regional banks are feeling the heat today after SVB Financial's (SIVB) liquidity crunch led to the bank's collapse.

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Banking stocks continued to sell off after SVB Financial's (SIVB) liquidity crunch led to the bank's collapse. Regulators Friday shut down the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank after a run on what had been the bank of choice for tech venture capitalists. Deposits dwindled as rising interest rates dried up deals and clients burned through more cash.

SVB's collapse is the second largest FDIC-insured bank to fail after Washington Mutual's collapse in 2008, according to Dow Jones Market Data. SVB had $212 billion in assets; Washington Mutual had $307 billion, or $420 billion adjusted for inflation.