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Matthew Goldstein

Matthew Goldstein covers Wall Street and white-collar crime and housing issues.

  1. Bank Crisis Could Cast Pall Over Commercial Real Estate Market

    The market hadn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic. Some worry that another slowdown could add to fears of a recession.

    By Matthew Goldstein

     

  2. Parent Company of Silicon Valley Bank Files for Bankruptcy

    The move would place SVB Financial Group, which owns other businesses aside from the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank, into a court-led process as creditors looked to recover funds.

    By Lauren Hirsch and Matthew Goldstein

     

  3. U.S. Is Said to Open Investigation Into Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

    Legal experts said a focus of the investigation could be insider sales by several bank executives in the weeks before the bank’s failure.

    By Matthew Goldstein and Katie Benner

     

  4. A New York finance official points to uneasiness over Signature’s leadership as a factor in its shutdown.

    This was featured in live coverage.

    By Matthew Goldstein

     

  5. Regional Banks Slammed by Fear of a Broader Financial Crisis

    Across the country, banks of various sizes are battling market turmoil as customers rushed to withdraw their deposits and investors, worried about more bank runs, dumped bank stocks.

    By Stacy Cowley, Rob Copeland and Anupreeta Das

     

  6. Lifting the deposit insurance cap, even temporarily, can pose a ‘moral hazard.’

    That could be regulators’ next step, depending on what large customers at regional banks do, said Patricia McCoy, an expert in the area.

    By Matthew Goldstein

     

  7. Risky Bet on Crypto and a Run on Deposits Tank Signature Bank

    Regulators said keeping open the 24-year-old institution, which held deposits from law firms and real estate companies, could threaten the financial system’s stability.

    By Matthew Goldstein and Emily Flitter

     

  8. Former Goldman Banker Gets 10 Years in Prison in 1MDB Scandal

    Roger Ng was convicted of bribery and money-laundering charges last year for his role in the looting of a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.

    By Matthew Goldstein

     

  9. JPMorgan Sues Ex-Executive Accused of Helping Jeffrey Epstein

    The bank is seeking to shield itself from damages if a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands proves that James E. Staley knew about Mr. Epstein’s sex trafficking.

    By Matthew Goldstein

     

  10. A Tangled Tale of Gun Parts, Identity Theft and the Ease of Buy Now, Pay Later

    Seung Song said his identity was stolen and used to buy $5,000 worth of gun components from an online dealer using a buy now, pay later service.

    By Matthew Goldstein