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JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, and anyone else who will be bailed out by the fed.

But seriously, the problem with SVB was that their assets are trash and everyone knew it. If their assets were actually worth what they claimed they would have no problems.

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This is not the same situation as dogshit assets from the sub-prime crisis; the bonds are not "trash" in the sense people are thinking, but long-term, lower interest instruments. As interest rates have risen they are a relatively poorer invesment, but still have the long-term (illiquid) value of the underlying asset less the curret rate to return differential. It's inaccurate to say they mis-stated the value of their assets.

I don't know about that. I think it's more that they never hedged their interest rate risk (or they invested in assets that were too long duration).

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