history behind Washington Mutual, which collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis. Signature's failure followed Silicon Valley Bank's Friday shutdown, the second largest in U.S.
Representatives for the lender did not immediately respond to a request for comment. People trickled out of the building after the news of the closure was announced.
Treasury Department and other bank regulators said in a joint statement.Įmployees appeared to gather at the company's Manhattan headquarters for meetings on Sunday, ordering catering from Carmine's, an Italian restaurant, and Starbucks coffee, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took control of Signature, which had $110.36 billion in assets and $88.59 billion in deposits at the end of last year, according to New York state's Department of Financial Services.Īll of the depositors of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank will be made whole, and "no losses will be borne by the taxpayer," the U.S. banking history, two days after authorities shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O) in a collapse that stranded billions in deposits. March 12 (Reuters) - State regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank (SBNY.O) on Sunday, the third largest failure in U.S.
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