Banking Crisis triggered by the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) with nearly $200 billion in uninsured deposits, the 2nd largest bank failure in U.S. history, has sent shockwaves through the financial industry. But according to sources close to the matter, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has known about this looming crisis for…
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, life insurers faced a significant challenge due to the fall in interest rates. As a result, they raised costs for policyholders, which included long-time customers. However, these companies are now giving partial refunds to tens of thousands of their customers to settle a wave of lawsuits that were…
The US housing market has taken a significant hit in recent months, with the total value of homes declining by $2.3 trillion, or 4.9%, in the second half of 2022. This represents the largest drop in percentage terms since the 2008 housing crisis. While home prices are not collapsing, it is clear that the pandemic…
Interest rate hike over the past 12 months, has taken interest rates to 4.5 percentage points, marking the most rapid adjustment in interest rates since the 1980s. It is widely anticipated that the FED will enact another quarter-percentage-point increase to the interest rates in March. The Fed officials have projected that the unemployment rate would…
Lehman Brothers’ use of Repo 105 is a cautionary tale of the dangers of opaque financial instruments and the importance of transparency and accountability in the financial industry. The controversy surrounding the use of this instrument played a significant role in the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent global financial crisis. While regulations have…