Latest on the banking crisis: Failures of Silicon Valley, Signature; other struggling banks; another Fed rate hike and more
Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure set off a chain of events depositors need to know about.
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Mar 22, 2023
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Nell McPherson is the banking editor at Bankrate, where she leads a team of reporters dedicated to helping readers make the best decisions about their savings and checking accounts, CDs and money market accounts.
Nell has worked as a writer and editor for over a decade, most recently for The Motley Fool. Her articles have also been published by USA Today, Yahoo! News, MSN and NASDAQ. She earned her bachelor's degree in communication from Flagler College.
When she’s not developing content for Bankrate, Nell can often be found hiking, biking, reading, or doing a little creative writing. She lives in northeast Florida.
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