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The shuttered Silicon Valley Bank is set to be purchased by First Citizens Bank & Trust.

“I can reassure the members of our committee that our banking system remains sound,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told legislators Thursday. “Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them.”

When you go to the bank and make a deposit, it seems like your money is simply getting stored– ready for you to use, but did you know that it doesn’t remain locked away in the bank? Here’s what happens to that money and how banks use it to make profit.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Yellen testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, a week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history.

Regulators are exploring ways to restore the uninsured deposits after the U.S. suffered its largest bank failure since 2008.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says U.S. government will not bail out Silicon Valley Bank

One affected Etsy seller told NBC News the deposits delay would have a “catastrophic” effect on his business.

Silicon Valley Bank, a major lender to tech startups, has been shut down by regulators.

As dust begins to settle on the biggest American bank failure since 2008, members of the VC community lament the role other investors played in SVB’s demise.

A survey found 56% of Americans would not be able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense with their savings, and rising costs are to blame. Here are three steps you can take today to build up your emergency fund.

Biden also highlighted a number of other fees the administration plans to go after, which include resort fees, processing fees for concert tickets, and various fees charged by airlines.

The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate five times this year, most recently on Wednesday, as part of its ongoing effort to slow the pace of inflation.

Amid a financial crisis and the crashing of the national currency, people in Lebanon have limited ability to withdraw their own money from banks. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein needed to withdraw money to pay his dad’s mounting medical bills — and wasn’t allowed. So he held up a bank in Beirut, starting a 7-hour standoff over his own savings. “If...

As the Fed tries to pump the brakes on inflation, it will get more expensive to borrow. Here’s how to prepare.

Credit card deals with popular brands including Amazon, Costco and American Airlines are some of the most hotly contested contracts in the financial world.

Goldman and rivals including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase have amped up their acquisitions in both fintech and asset management in recent years.

Millions of Americans waiting for news on the future of their student debt got no more information from Biden’s 2023 budget proposal.

Morgan Stanley joining a growing industry on Wall Street and continuing its push into asset management with the launch of an exchange-traded fund platform.

Capital One has become the “official bank and credit card partner” for Major League Baseball, according to an announcement Monday.