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Biden reassures bank customers and says the failed firms' leaders are fired

"We must get the full accounting of what happened and why," President Biden said of the banking crisis, speaking in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Biden says customers of U.S. banks should have confidence that their money will be there when they need it, as he seeks to limit the damage done by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other problems. He also promised accountability for leaders and investors of banks that fail.

Biden's words didn't prevent anxiety over the banking emergency from hammering stock prices of financial institutions on Monday morning. The pain was particularly acute for regional and middle-sized banks.

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