Biden: Government To Ensure Customers Can Withdraw Money

The Biden administration has announced that customers of Silicon Valley Bank will have full access to their deposits, an extraordinary move by federal officials to backstop billions of dollars in uninsured money. In remarks Monday morning, the president indicated he was confident in the banking system after a few high-profile bank closures last week.

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