that ensures bank deposits and overseas financial institutions. the agency says all insured depositors will have access to their deposits no later than monday morning. the fdic ensures deposits of up to $250,000. why did this bank fail so quickly? it is an old school bank run in a modern economy. you can point to two reasons. the first is that the fed has been increasing interest rates since 2022. that has an effect on thing bank s assets, which means its unrealized bonds were worthless money. those increased interest rates has had a devastating effect in the tech sector at large. the tech sector has seen layoffs and funds been sold off. that has led to panic. that s led to group chats of founders of vcs all abuzz with what to do with svp. that led to panic. nobody wants to be the last customer held at a bank. help break down all those affected. svb was the premier bank in silicon valley. we ve seen tech companies banking at svb as kind of a badge of honor. right now we