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Republican critics of Silicon Valley Bank argue that its board was distracted by diversity goals when it allowed the bank to fail. Here’s why that nonsensical assertion is still frightening.

The Federal Reserve's plan to expand oversight of lenders after the collapse of SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank is a move in the right direction. While it will likely be a laborious process, there is also an easy fix.

The poor risk management at Silicon Valley Bank is stunning. But what went wrong is actually pretty common. There is often confusion about what makes a safe asset versus a risky one, and guessing wrong is often at the core of financial blow-ups. Safe assets, as we properly define them,…

Quang Hoang, the co-founder of a startup called Birdly Inc., spent his Monday refreshing the website of Silicon Valley Bank every hour. His San Francisco-based mentoring startup had about $10 million deposited with the now-failed financial institution, patronized by a large portion of the country’s most promising tech companies. But…