Investors tiptoe back into US bank stocks, regulators probe SVB collapse

By Chris Prentice (Reuters) – Bruised U.S. bank stocks regained some ground on Tuesday, as a sell-off sparked by Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse gave way to bargain-hunting by investors hopeful that efforts to shore up confidence would avert a wider financial crisis. Regulatory scrutiny of SVB’s demise last week – the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis – intensified with the U.S. Justice Department opening a probe, a source familiar with the matter said. The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a parallel investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal. SVB…

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