A security guard at Silicon Valley Bank monitors a line of people outside the office on March 13, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
A security guard at Silicon Valley Bank monitors a line of people outside the office on March 13, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
  • SVB Financial filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday.
  • It came a week after regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank.
  • The bank remains under FDIC control, while SVB will seek new owners for its other units.

SVB Financial Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, seeking a court-supervised reorganization to help find buyers for its assets.

It comes a week after Silicon Valley Bank, once SVB's main business, was shut down by regulators and placed under the FDIC's control.