Trump, the Fed and the trust question

The biggest pressure on the Federal Reserve isn’t Supreme Court rulings, an overbearing president, or even inflation; it’s the public’s trust in the bank.

SVB, FDIC begin trial over $1.7 billion in deposits

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says executives “gambled” with depositor funds, while the former parent company argues regulators are using hindsight to second-guess what were reasonable business decisions at the time.