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President Joe Biden said that deposits at U.S. banks are safe following swift action from his administration's bank regulators.

The FDIC named Greg Carmichael, who retired last year as CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, to run a bridge bank that will hold Signature's deposits and most of its assets.

The San Francisco-based bank, whose stock came under pressure after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, said the increased borrowing capacity strengthens and diversifies its funding. The bank's "capital and liquidity positions are very strong," executives said.

The Treasury Department issued a "systemic risk exception" allowing it to cover uninsured deposits at SVB and Signature Bank, which New York State closed on Sunday.

Canada's banking regulator seized SVB Financial Group's branch in the country and said it will seek a legal order to wind up the operation. 

The bank's tech-sector focus contributed to its rapid demise. But the reasons for its failure come down to the nuts and bolts of banking, and other banks may have similar vulnerabilities.

After the failure of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, attention will be keenly focused on anything that gives clues about the next steps from the Federal Reserve and its global peers — or hints at greater spillover in the U.S. banking sector.

"We're nurturing our future clients," said CEO Ron Daniel.

The abrupt downfall of Silicon Valley Bank prompted investors to question whether other banks that hold tech-related deposits could also be at risk. But one analyst said there could be opportunities for banks to add deposits from customers of the failed bank.

Financial services firms are focusing on essential risk-related priorities, but must not lose sight of the importance of innovative technologies that drive business forward.

A $13.5 billion advance to Silicon Valley Bank months before its collapse is another sign that the Home Loan banks encourage risk-taking that can burden the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or even the system itself, critics say.

Founders are starting to worry about whether startups will be able to keep paying employees following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

While this week's bank-stock drama blindsided most of the market, at least one corner of Wall Street spied trouble ahead.

The tech-heavy bank had been in freefall since Wednesday, when it announced $1.8 billion in bond-related losses and a plan to raise more capital. The stunning demise left questions about the fate of its many uninsured depositors.

Brett Mooney returns to the card network as the country manager for Canada, a digital-forward market that is attracting more competition from banks and fintechs.

In Kirschner, v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A — a case that could drastically change banks' role in the syndicated loan market — judges in the Second Circuit wondered how banking regulators view the syndicated loan market.

Federal banking regulators should allow banks to receive Community Reinvestment Act credit for making loans to community news organizations.

SVB Financial Group shares extended their plunge before being halted in premarket trading for pending news as prominent venture capitalists recommended companies withdraw their money from the lender.

Shares in Silicon Valley Bank's parent company plunged 60% after executives announced they would sell a large bond portfolio at a big loss. The market "seems to be pricing in greater liquidity needs" than the bank currently anticipates, one analyst said.

The card network is examining how to make incentives more personal by using advanced technology to sift through a trove of consumer spending data.