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Michael S. Barr: “SVB failed because of a textbook case of mismanagement by the bank and that Federal Reserve supervisors failed to take…”

On the recordMay 15, 2023
SVB failed because of a textbook case of mismanagement by the bank and that Federal Reserve supervisors failed to take forceful enough action.
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Michael S. Barr

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Barr attributes SVB's failure to mismanagement and insufficient regulatory action.

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