U.S. regulators asked large banks to submit their takeover bids for First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) over the weekend, in an effort to rescue the troubled bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reportedly held an auction, asking multiple banks to solicit bids for FRC before an afternoon deadline on April 30. As of press time, no…
US Government Scrambling to Find Solution to Rescue First Republic Bank
First Republic Shares Plummet, Trading Halted as Reports Suggest FDIC Receivership Likely
First Republic’s shares dropped to all-time lows on April 28 following CNBC reports that the bank is entertaining the possibility of receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The bank’s stock fell by more than 50 percent and trading was halted multiple times throughout the day. CNBC reported that multiple banks were approached by…
Janet Yellen’s Remarks See First Republic’s Stock Tumbling
March 23, 2023
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First Republic Bank, which has suffered significant losses since the onset of the banking crisis on March 8, saw its stock tank by 15 percent due to market concerns around the fate of the bank’s deposits. The chances of a full deposit insurance program being introduced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) still hang…
First Republic Shares Fall 47 Percent Following Multiple S&P Downgrades
First Republic Bank’s shares tanked again on Monday, falling 47 percent and surpassing last week’s lows. The slide follows yet another downgrade in the bank’s credit rating by Standard & Poor’s, which dropped First Republic to B+ from BB+ on Sunday after first lowering it to junk status just last week. The rating agency said…
The Fed Is Running Two Policies at Once
March 20, 2023
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Commentary Last week was a grim reminder that the economic chaos of the lockdown period is far from over. Markets discovered that several major banks, which hardly anyone truly suspected were in trouble, faced closure and quick rescue for fear of contagion. The trouble was the same in each case: too many assets held in…
Is Your Bank Safe Now?
March 19, 2023
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Commentary One week ago Sunday, the Federal Reserve Board, alongside the FDIC and the U.S. Treasury, announced plans—in the wake of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)—to provide liquidity to U.S. banks in an attempt to “bolster the capacity of the banking system to safeguard deposits and ensure the ongoing provision of money and…
First Republic’s Stock Resumes Slide Despite Cash Infusion
March 17, 2023
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The share price of First Republic Bank tanked again Friday morning, but did not return to Monday’s lows. Wedbush Securities, a prominent financial services and investment firm, recently issued a downgrade of the stock, citing concerns about the company’s prospects. Its stock fell more than 23 percent, hitting a low for the day of just…
First Republic Shares Tank Despite Cash Infusion by Big Banks
March 17, 2023
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The share price of First Republic Bank tanked again Friday morning, but did not return to Monday’s lows. Wedbush Securities, a prominent financial services and investment firm, recently issued a downgrade of the stock, citing concerns about the company’s prospects. Its stock fell more than 23 percent, hitting a low for the day of just…
Stocks Rally After Battered First Republic Gets a Lifeline
NEW YORK—Stocks rallied Thursday after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to the bank that investors had zeroed in on in their hunt for the industry’s next victim. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8 percent for its best day in nearly two months after 11 of the biggest banks said they would deposit a…
Banking Issues Hiding Bigger Problem: Tavi Costa
March 16, 2023
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First Republic Bank will receive $30 billion from some of the top U.S. banks in a bid to stabilize the troubled firm. It’s the third bank to be rescued in less than a week. First Republic, like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, reportedly had a large number of uninsured deposits, triggering fears that customers…
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