How Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed in 36 Hours: What Went Wrong A regulatory filing sparked a run on the bank. Then, the FDIC took control of SVB.
By Wall Street Journal Mar 15, 2023 11:16 am Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in less than two days. In that time, its stock price fell over 60% and customers tried to withdraw $42 billion. Here’s how SVB became the second-largest U.S. bank failure ever and what it means for customers in the future. Illustration: Alexandra Larkin