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Federal Regulators Gave the Green Light to Silicon Valley Bank’s Risky Investments
In the years leading up to Silicon Valley Bank’s recent collapse, federal regulators granted the bank a special exemption from a key rule put in place to prevent banks from engaging in risky investments.