Beth Labson Freeman

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Presiding over key SVB Financial Trust litigation affecting FDIC loss outcomes

The FDIC spent 2024–2025 billing big banks for the emergency decision to make SVB and Signature depositors whole. Now, with one quarter left in the planned eight-quarter collection, the agency is lowering that final rate and trying to prevent an awkward ending: collecting more than the losses it's legally required to recover.

Updated May 15