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Apr 2023
28m 37s

New Questions for Regional Banks

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If a bank has to make a statement about its safety and soundness, that’s usually a bad sign. Sultan Meghji is the former Chief Innovation Officer of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a professor at  the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Meghji to discuss: - Where Silicon Valley Bank and the FDIC f ... Show More
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