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Our Latest Articles Featured On Democracy Now!
SVB’s Lobby Groups Fought Proposal To Bolster Deposit Insurance
By Julia Rock & David Sirota
Months before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, its D.C. advocacy groups said the FDIC initiative “would unduly burden banks.”
SVB Chief Pressed Lawmakers To Weaken Bank Risk Regs
By Rebecca Burns, David Sirota, Julia Rock & Andrew Perez
Collapsed bank’s president told Congress “enhanced prudential standards” should be lifted “given the low risk profile of our activities.”
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