Julia Rock - The Lever

Business • 3 min read

Document Shows Regulators Knew Of SVB Risk Five Years Ago

Bank overseers published a 2018 report with a major red flag about Silicon Valley Bank — and then they ignored it.

David Sirota & Julia Rock • 23 Mar 2023

Lever Weekly • 8 min read

Silicon Valley Bank shows how rules are instantly changed to protect the rich and powerful.

Rebecca Burns & Julia Rock • 23 Mar 2023

National Politics • 3 min read

Less than two years later, Fed Chair Jerome Powell cited systemic risk as justification to protect Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors.

David Sirota & Julia Rock • 23 Mar 2023

National Politics • 5 min read

Months before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, its D.C. advocacy groups said the FDIC initiative “would unduly burden banks.”

Julia Rock & David Sirota • 23 Mar 2023