Asheville, TN, USA-11 April 2021: A large, monolithic sign identifying the First Citizens Bank in downtown.

First Citizens Reports SVB Deposit Flight Tapered Off

In addition to a $10 billion windfall that came with its acquisition of the failed Silicon Valley Bank in March, First Citizens Bank’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday morning offered an even more important sign the deal will pay off.

Asheville, TN, USA-11 April 2021: A large, monolithic sign identifying the First Citizens Bank in downtown.

Lynch, Pressley Push First Citizens on Affordable Housing

With affordable housing developers nervous about losing what was a key source of financing thanks to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, nearly the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation is urging the bank’s buyer to follow through on SVB’s commitments to affordable housing projects.