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The FDIC scandal narrative is generating more heat than the underlying data supports. Your insured deposits are structurally safe. The gaps that should worry you were put there on purpose.
By Marcus Cole · 3 min read
Wells Fargo closed 13 consent orders and got its asset cap lifted in March 2026. The executives who built the fraud culture that harmed 16 million customers paid a fraction of what the bank paid. That gap is a policy choice, and it keeps getting made.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read
The discount window was open during the SVB collapse. Nobody used it because doing so would have confirmed the panic. Three years later, regulators have the right fix and no binding timeline to implement it.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read