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Signature Bank’s deposits and a portion of its loans acquired by Flagstar Bank

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – All of Signature Bridge Bank’s deposits and some loan portfolios have been acquired by Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on March 19. in English).

“Today’s transaction included the asset purchase of approximately $38.4 billion in assets from Signature Bridge Bank, NA, including $12.9 billion in loans purchased at a discount of $2.7 billion,” the statement said.

Signature Bridge Bank, operated by the FDIC, was established after Signature Bank was shut down by regulators on March 12. The bankruptcy, the third largest in US banking history, occurred two days after the intervention of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

At the end of 2022, Signature Bank’s deposits were estimated at $88.6 billion and total assets at $110.4 billion.

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Left out of the transaction were about $4 billion in deposits related to the former Signature Bank’s digital banking business and about $60 billion in loans that will remain in FDIC receivership.

Effective Monday, March 20, 2023, all 40 formerly owned Signature Bank branches will operate under the control of Flagstar Bank.

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