Coverage dated May 15, 2023

Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using their time to assign blame

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using their time to assign blame

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Heads of failed banks refuse to accept blame, defend their pay and bonuses (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoid taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at Senate hearing.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Bank executives blame panicked depositors for failures, but senators blame them (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using their time to assign blame to events they said were largely out of their control.

  4. UPI

    Silicon Valley, Signature executives blame 'unprecedented events' for bank failures (opens UPI)

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    Former executives of two failed banks remained steadfast Tuesday, blaming "unprecedented" events for the failure of their respective institutions while being questioned by lawmakers.

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