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Comment by nickff

The bank run seems to have occurred after the insolvency.

The bank was appears to have been insolvent (from the currently available information), though they avoided their books showing the fact by having bonds marked as “HTM”.

When a bank is insolvent, it’s best to shut it down as soon as possible, to avoid the bank engaging in risky behavior to ‘make back’ the missing money.

parent nickff 3 years ago

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