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First Republic Seeks Outside Help As Depositors Withdraw $70 Billion

First Republic Seeks Outside Help As Depositors Withdraw $70 Billion
First Republic Seeks Outside Help As Depositors Withdraw $70 Billion
March 22, 2023  |  Banking

Struggling lender First Republic Bank is reportedly seeking outside help to remain in business. The bank has hired financial advisor Lazard Ltd. to assist with...

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Lawmakers Add Treasury Witness to Hearing on SVB, Signature Failures
Lawmakers Add Treasury Witness to Hearing on SVB, Signature Failures
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

The House Financial Services Committee wants to hear banking regulators’ view on the banking crisis. Top federal banking regulators are scheduled to testify before the...

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Aiming for Stability, Bank Deposit Guarantees May Be No Guarantee
Aiming for Stability, Bank Deposit Guarantees May Be No Guarantee
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

These past few weeks made it seem like everything happened, everywhere, all at once, to the banking system. And in a signal as to just...

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Silicon Valley Ripple Effects May Force Reckoning for Neobanks
Silicon Valley Ripple Effects May Force Reckoning for Neobanks
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

After the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank meltdowns, the First Republic bailout, the Credit Suisse rescue, what’s to become of the neobanks? At this...

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US Weighs Expanding FDIC Protections if Banking Crisis Persists
US Weighs Expanding FDIC Protections if Banking Crisis Persists
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

Federal officials are reportedly examining ways to expand deposit protections to halt a possible financial meltdown. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Mar. 20), staff members...

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FDIC Seeing ‘Substantial Interest’ in Silicon Valley Bank
FDIC Seeing ‘Substantial Interest’ in Silicon Valley Bank
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is seeing “substantial interest” in Silicon Valley Bank. The regulator said Monday (March 20) that it has extended the bidding...

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Veteran Bank Buyer First Citizens Reportedly Wants Silicon Valley Bank
Veteran Bank Buyer First Citizens Reportedly Wants Silicon Valley Bank
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

First Citizens Bank reportedly aims to buy Silicon Valley Bank. The company — which has bought 20 failed banks over the last 14 years —...

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Silicon Valley, Signature Bank Collapses Signal ‘Butterfly Effect’ on Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Silicon Valley, Signature Bank Collapses Signal ‘Butterfly Effect’ on Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
March 20, 2023  |  Banking

The old adage is that a butterfly flaps its wings, and eventually, there’s a hurricane, far away. We may see the Butterfly Effect, as it’s...

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