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		SequoiaHope on March 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FDIC Takes over Silicon Valley Bank Is total assets a useful measure here? I would be more interested in a chart that showed budgetary shortfalls. It sounds like SVB is only short about 10% of total assets if I am remembering what I read earlier this morning.

paulddraper on March 11, 2023 [–]

No one really knows.

And banks usually aren't crazy amounts short. But they're short enough to got under.

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