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Silicon Valley Bank failed earlier this month after a run on the bank.
First Citizens Bank will buy about $72 billion in assets from the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said.
Silicon Valley Bank, a regional lender with about $210 billion in assets, collapsed earlier this month. The bank had been the 16th largest bank in the country.
The SVB Private logo is displayed outside of a Silicon Valley Bank branch in Santa Monica, Calif., March 20, 2023.
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"Today's transaction included the purchase of about $72 billion of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association's assets at a discount of $16.5 billion," FDIC officials said in a press release.
About $90 billion of Silicon Valley Bank's assets will remain in receivership with the FDIC, the regulator said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. ABC News' Max Zahn contributed to this story.
