SVB Financial Trust v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Silicon Valley Bank and Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A.

  1. July 02, 2026

    SVB's CEO Was Paid Millions As Risk Rating Slid, Judge Told​​​​

    Silicon Valley Bank's ex-CEO testified Thursday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claims that the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, acknowledging during a tense examination that he received multimillion-dollar payouts and sold nearly $30 million in stock while regulators downgraded SVB's risk management rating ahead of its collapse.

  2. July 01, 2026

    'I Would've Been Fired': FDIC Expert Pans SVB's Risk-Taking

    The FDIC's banking expert testified in a California federal bench trial Wednesday that Silicon Valley Bank violated prudent banking standards by mismanaging assets before it collapsed, saying officers knew SVB was taking excessive risks but did not stop, adding that "I would've been fired" if he had managed his bank's assets the same way.

  3. June 30, 2026

    Ex-SVB Exec Defends Bank's Risk Appetite In FDIC Trial

    Silicon Valley Bank's ex-chief financial officer defended SVB's risk appetite during a California federal bench trial Tuesday over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s claims the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, testifying SVB consistently received satisfactory regulatory ratings, took action to mitigate risks and received expert advice before SVB collapsed.

  4. June 29, 2026

    Ex-SVB Exec Concedes 'Excessive Risks' As FDIC Trial Opens

    Silicon Valley Bank's former chief financial officer testified Monday during the first day of a California federal bench trial over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s claims that the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, acknowledging under examination SVB took on sustained "excessive risks" under the bank's own definition months before it collapsed.

  5. May 22, 2026

    Why Big Tech Gets Advisory Juries In 'Socially Explosive' Suits

    A California federal judge's recent use of advisory juries for high-profile tech disputes — including Elon Musk's OpenAI for-profit conversion challenge and states' social-media addiction fight with Meta — is an uncommon practice that's intended as a "reality check" for judges deciding "socially explosive" disputes, according to legal experts.

  6. November 19, 2025

    FDIC Can't Have Advisory Jury In $1.9B Fight With SVB Trust

    A California federal judge Wednesday denied the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s request that she empanel an advisory jury in a suit looking to force the agency to return some $1.9 billion in frozen deposits to the former operator of Silicon Valley Bank, finding "no compelling reasons" to do so.

  7. December 02, 2024

    FDIC Must Face Some Of SVB Ex-Parent's Claims In $1.9B Suit

    A California federal judge has pared down a lawsuit looking to force financial regulators that stepped in after the high-profile collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to return some $1.9 billion in frozen deposits to the bank's former operator as part of a multipronged effort to recover the funds.

  8. May 13, 2024

    SVB's Bid To Recoup $1.9B Runs 'Counter To Law,' FDIC Says

    The bankrupt former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank can't sue to collect $1.9 billion in deposits held by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. when it took receivership over funds after the bank failed, the FDIC told a California federal judge, saying the majority of SVB's latest lawsuit over the funds should be thrown out.

  9. March 06, 2024

    SVB Parent Co. Sues Receivers Over $1.9B In Withheld Funds

    Silicon Valley Bank's former parent company has sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in its capacity as receiver for its defunct subsidiary and Silicon Valley Bridge Bank in California federal court, alleging it was wrongfully denied its administrative claims to recover approximately $1.9 billion in account funds and other deposit claims.