After the bankruptcy of the US bank SVB, the financial markets are concerned about further collapses. In the USA, but also in Great Britain, the case caused crisis meetings at the weekend. According to insiders, US authorities are preparing “substantial measures” to secure accounts at SVB. The planned steps should also contain the wider consequences of the collapse, several people familiar with the preparations told Reuters on Sunday.
It initially remained unclear whether the search for a bank that could take over the SVB made progress. Insiders said on Friday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the state deposit insurance fund, was looking for a bank willing to take over.
The aim is to prevent the bankruptcy from affecting other companies. The bank, which specializes in financing technology companies in California, is already putting pressure on numerous startups who are now having problems continuing to pay their employees.