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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) officials told Senate Republicans that they had additional flexibility to sell the firm now that SVB’s failure had been declared a threat to the financial system, the report said.
That could help regulators offer potential buyers deal sweeteners such as loss-sharing agreements, the report added.
U.S. authorities launched emergency measures on Sunday to shore up confidence in the banking system after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank threatened to trigger a broader financial crisis.
