The Latest Breaking News from First Citizens

First Citizens Bank to cut hundreds of former Silicon Valley Bank jobs

In a companywide email Wednesday morning, First Citizens Chairman and CEO Frank Holding Jr. said his Raleigh, North Carolina-based bank is laying off former employees of Silicon Valley Bank, the failed financial institution that First Citizens purchased two months ago.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

With the collapse of SVB, venture debt is drying up

An important source of funding for startups is harder to come by, and while private loans are an alternative they’re much more expensive.

Fortune · Apr 17, 2023

FDIC chair Gruenberg gets heat from lawmakers over bargain basement SVB deal

Shares in regional lender First Citizens skyrocketed this week after scooping up SVB on the cheap, prompting questions from Congress whether the FDIC negotiated a poor deal that will now cost banks $20 billion.

Fortune · Mar 31, 2023

FDIC grants First Citizens rare credit line for SVB

First Citizens BancShares Inc.’s acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank came with an unusual provision: a $70 billion line of credit, courtesy of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

ASX follows global gains; restaurants, cafes and bars most at risk from consumer 'recession' — as it happened

The local share market rises strongly. Retail sales slow, raising questions about the Reserve Bank's next move. Here's how it unfolded on the ABC News markets blog.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Stock Market Today: Stocks Finish Mostly Higher After First Citizens Buys SVB Assets

The Nasdaq closed lower, though, as mega-cap tech stocks declined.

Kiplinger · Mar 27, 2023

First Citizens Bank will buy Silicon Valley Bank

RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh’s First Citizens Bank is buying most of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution which collapsed earlier this month.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

Stocks Set to Open Higher as SVB Deal Calms Banking Sector Fears

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.34%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.15% this morning as market participants welcomed the news that First Citizens BancShares had agreed to acquire Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans.

Barchart · Mar 27, 2023

Family run US bank rescues tech lender Silicon Valley Bank

FAILED tech lender Silicon Valley Bank was taken over today by First Citizens in a deal that will cost about $20 billion but offered hope that the crisis of confidence in the global banking system could be easing.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

The FDIC says First Citizens Bank will acquire Silicon Valley Bank

First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world.

WEKU · Mar 27, 2023