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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Banking and Thrift, Other Disclosures [Abstract]

Capital Ratios for Company and Bank under Federal Regulatory Guidelines, Compared to Minimum Regulatory Capital Requirements for Adequately Capitalized and Well Capitalized Depository Institution

The following table presents the capital ratios for the Company and the Bank under federal regulatory guidelines, compared to the minimum regulatory capital requirements, as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	Capital Ratios					Capital Amounts
(Dollars in millions)	Actual		Required Minimum (1)		Well Capitalized Minimum	Actual		Required Minimum (1)		Well Capitalized Minimum
December 31, 2021:
CET1 risk-based capital:
SVB Financial	12.09	%	7.0	%	N/A	$	12,186	$	7,057	N/A
Bank	14.89		7.0		6.5	14,622		6,875		$	6,384
Tier 1 risk-based capital:
SVB Financial	16.08		8.5		6.0	16,206		8,569		6,049
Bank	14.89		8.5		8.0	14,622		8,348		7,857
Total risk-based capital:
SVB Financial	16.58		10.5		10.0	16,712		10,585		10,081
Bank	15.40		10.5		10.0	15,129		10,313		9,821
Tier 1 leverage:
SVB Financial	7.93		4.0		N/A	16,206		8,175		N/A
Bank	7.24		4.0		5.0	14,622		8,075		10,094
December 31, 2020:
CET1 risk-based capital:
SVB Financial	11.04	%	7.0	%	N/A	$	7,138	$	4,528	N/A
Bank	10.70		7.0		6.5	6,530		4,272		$	3,967
Tier 1 risk-based capital:
SVB Financial	11.89		8.5		6.0	7,692		5,498		3,881
Bank	10.70		8.5		8.0	6,530		5,187		4,882
Total risk-based capital:
SVB Financial	12.64		10.5		10.0	8,175		6,791		6,468
Bank	11.49		10.5		10.0	7,014		6,407		6,102
Tier 1 leverage:
SVB Financial	7.45		4.0		N/A	7,692		4,129		N/A
Bank	6.43		4.0		5.0	6,530		4,060		5,075

N/A     "Well-Capitalized Minimum" CET1 risk-based capital and Tier 1 leverage ratios are not formally defined under applicable banking regulations for bank holding companies.

(1)     The percentages represent the minimum capital ratios plus, the fully phased-in 2.5% CET1 capital conservation buffer under the Capital Rules.