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by TMWNN 1189 days ago
> Part of the problem is that the system that enabled them to end up in this situation is the erosion of Dodd-Frank.

My understanding is that SVB would have met the Tier 1 capital requirements even without the 2018 revisions to Dodd-Frank, for the reason digitaltrees said: The bonds it purchased are considered highly liquid and safe.

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Replying to myself: SVB's Tier 1 capital ratio was 12%, among the highest for US regional banks. <https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1144363/which-bank-stoc...>