The Latest Breaking News from Silicon Valley Bank

For those with plenty of liquid assets, knowing how FDIC insurance works can save potential headaches down the line.

Australian stocks end sharply lower, as markets across the region take a tumble after US bank stocks suffered their biggest falls in 2.5 years. Here's how the day's events unfolded on the ABC News markets blog.

Are banks going bad again? Markets are scrambling to contain the shockwaves from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a California lending institution favoured by tech startups. Its seemingly safe bet on government bonds proved a bust, triggering an old-fashioned run on the bank. Is it contagious? The bank's failure…

Bill Ackman calls on the federal government to step in to solve the failed bank as Elon Musk is open to buying the bank

Based in California and with about $US200 billion in assets, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was the 16th-largest in America, making it the biggest bank failure since the global financial crisis of 2008. The implications for financial markets and the global economy are big.

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SANTA CLARA, California — Federal officials moved to insure all deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank, hoping to inoculate the banking system against contagion, but shares of another Bay Area regional bank plunged on Monday.

With more than $110 billion in assets, Signature Bank just became the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Here’s what consumers need to know about bank failures and protecting their money.