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Damage makes wise – Herd panic and the lessons learned
Damage makes wise – Herd panic and the lessons learned
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Damage makes wise – Herd panic and the lessons learned

Last weekend, for the third time in two months, a US bank found itself in turmoil. After Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) slid into crisis in March after customers withdrew billions in funds, First Republic Bank has now been hit. A look at the history books shows that banking crises and bank runs have happened time and again. However, the lessons learned from them helped to make the banking system more robust and stable.