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The Multiple Factors Leading to the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Erwood Group

Some additional key risk reduction steps SVB took early on were: They required a pledge of half of a startup’s shares as collateral (Reduced later to seven percent). The bank was heavily impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, which led to a decrease in lending opportunities and an increase in non-performing loans.

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