hello, everyone. collapse and recovery. the white house steps in after two banks collapse. at this hour, families are forced from their homes after a levee breaches and more rain on the way. and also, three women who have not been heard from in more than two weeks. and thank you for joining us, i m kate bolduan. the president is trying to reassure the american people and the financial markets to avoid a full blown financial crisis after the collapse of silicon valley bank. regulators are also abruptly shutting down a bank in new york, signature bank which is on the verge of collapse. that set off a fran ik 48 hours, and the president said this. look, the bottom line is this. americans can rest assured that the banking system is safe. the deposits are safe. much more to this. matt egan, what is next for the two banks? it is shock and awe response from washington, and officials are serious about putting this fire out before it spreads elsewhere. what are they doing? the
top of the hour now on cnn newsroom. i m john berman. this morning president biden reassuring americans that the u.s. banking system remains safe. this despite the failure of two significant banks within 48 hours. silicon valley bank and signature bank have now been taken over by federal regulators. all customers who had deposits in these banks can rest assured. rest assured they ll be protected and they ll have access to their money as of today. that includes small businesses across the country that bank there and need to make payroll, pay their bills and stay open for business. no losses this is an important point. no losses will be borne by the taxpayers. the president emphasized the customers will be fully protected while the bank s managers and investors will be held accountable. he also outlined the emergency measures his administration took to protect the bank s customers. cnn s priscilla alvarez is with us. look, a lot of this is trying to ease the anxiety
time, they are going to ensure all deposits, even those over $250,000 limit. investors will have insulation of the federal government, that is problematic. todd: alexandria hoff will break it down. regulators have waved the limit for depositors and know did the same for signature bank, which was shut down over the weekend. silicon bank, many assets were uninsured, it will prevent a run on banks and companies that bank with svb can make payroll. pinterest and zip recruiter, just to name a few. fdic reads, depositors will have access to their money starting monday, march 13th. no losses will be born by the taxpayer. the president is preparing additional comment. what about the banking crisis? president biden: tomorrow morning talk to you tomorrow morning. the president is set to deliver remarks at 8 a.m. eastern time. a bank bailout was never on the table, said janet yellen. there were investors and owners of systemic large banks that were bailed out and we re cer
the goal overall will be to instill confidence in the american banking system. federal regulator said depositors will have access to their money today. the measures have effectively waived $250,000 insurance and of $220 billion in assets uninsured. at least 29 companies were impacted by svp collapse like pinterest, fitbit, ziprecruiter to name a few. the same has been done for new york signature bank, which was shut down over the weekend pure treasure secretary janet yellen said the action does not equal bailing out the banks. we are in the middle of a financial crisis. if you were investors and owners of systemic, large banks that were built out and we are certainly not looking to reform put in place and that means we will not do that again. but we are concerned about depositories ever focused on trying to meet their needs. ceo of pershing square eckman agrees this was not a bailout in terms of how the term has been used as of recently mainly because taxpayer funds will
banking collapse since the 2008 financial disaster. the trouble for silicone valley bank began last wednesday when it sold securities at a major loss. that created panic and the stock stumbled. on friday federal regulators shut down the bank and they closed a second lender new york s signature bank. both failures the last of largest since the great recession. they could have a huge ripple effect on the economy. that s what the president is try to guard again. president biden speaking minutes before the stock market opened defending the stability of our banking system trying to reassure americans our money is safe. thanks to the quick action from my administration america can have confidence that the banking system is safe. all customers will have access to their money. this is an important point. no losses bourne by the taxpayers. let s start there. [laughing]. david, how will they pay for this? this is the fdic. up to 250. yes, a little bit of money that banks