Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US banking crisis is 'stabilizing' and the government could provide more backing for deposits

• The banking crisis that flared up after SVB's collapse is "stabilizing," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday. 
• Yellen was set to deliver that assurance to the American Bankers Association. 
• The government could take more action to support depositors to dampen contagion effects, she said. 

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday the crisis of depositors leaving small and mid-sized US banks is "stabilizing," and should the problem worsen, the government could provide further support.