Published on 10 Mar 2023 on MarketWatch
SVB Financial Group stock remained halted Friday as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took control of the troubled company in a sudden demise of the once-mighty lender to technology companies.
While it’s known as a sophisticated and dependable lender in Silicon Valley, the company succumbed to an old-fashioned run on the bank when it told investors on Thursday that it needed to raise $2.25 billion to cover an unexpected drop in deposits.