SVB collapse: Yellen assures Congress banking system is ‘sound’

Published March 16, 2023 4:39pm ET



Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before Congress for the first time since Silicon Valley Bank failed and defended the administration’s action to prevent a broader financial crisis.

Yellen appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday during planned testimony about President Joe Biden’s proposed budget, although the budget was largely overshadowed by SVB’s sudden collapse and the fallout from the failure.

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