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The "also announcing a similar" bit is a subtle hint that one may also want to read the previous paragraph :-)

"After receiving a recommendation from the boards of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve, and consulting with the President, Secretary Yellen approved actions enabling the FDIC to complete its resolution of Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, in a manner that fully protects all depositors. Depositors will have access to all of their money starting Monday, March 13. No losses associated with the resolution of Silicon Valley Bank will be borne by the taxpayer."



It’s pretty astonishing reading the comments in this thread just how many people have not read this press release. It’s not even a complicated message!


i thought it was an unnecessarily ambiguous way to phrase it; 'fully protects all depositors' and 'will have access to all of their money' doesn't explicitly say that they won't take a haircut; after all, after a haircut, you still have access to all of your money, it's just that 'all of your money' is less than it was before

it relies on the following paragraph to be explicit that all depositors will be made whole and will not lose any money


> fully protects all depositors

> will have access to all of their money

Maybe the should have added

> will not lose any money

Third time’s a charm!




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