JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon leads efforts to craft new rescue plan for First Republic Bank

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon leads efforts to craft new rescue plan for First Republic Bank

Discussions, though preliminary, have focused on how the industry could arrange an investment that would increase the bank’s capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Among the options on the table, people said, is investment in the First Republic by the banks themselves. Eleven major banks banded together last week to deposit $30 billion … Read more

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

Talks on bailing out Credit Suisse continued on Sunday as UBS demanded $6 billion from the Swiss government to cover the costs. UBS is under pressure from Swiss authorities to take over its local competitor to bring the crisis under control, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Regulators want a resolution before markets … Read more

From SVB’s sudden collapse to Credit Suisse fallout: 8 charts show financial market turmoil

From SVB’s sudden collapse to Credit Suisse fallout: 8 charts show financial market turmoil

A tumultuous week in U.S. financial markets ended on an uncertain note on Friday after a massive injection of $30 billion in deposits from major banks into First Republic Bank failed to calm investors. Last week, the sudden collapse of three US banks – Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank SBNY and Silicon Valley Bank – began … Read more

Four regional banking stocks for the bravest, according to UBS

Four regional banking stocks for the bravest, according to UBS

The liquidation of regional banks is overdone, with four names looking particularly attractive at these levels, according to UBS. While bank stocks rose on Thursday, volatility increased this week. The banking sector began to nose dive shortly before the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and continued this week, although regulators said on Sunday they would back … Read more

First Republic Bank in bailout talks with top US lenders

First Republic Bank in bailout talks with top US lenders

The largest banks in the United States, including JPMorgan Chase JPM 1.67% & Co., discuss a joint bailout of First Republic Bank FRC -20.06% that could include a major injection of capital to prop up the beleaguered lender, people familiar with the matter said. JPMorgan works with Citigroup Inc., VS 1.17% Bank of America Corp. … Read more

Biggest banks lose billions as Credit Suisse decline fuels sell-off

Biggest banks lose billions as Credit Suisse decline fuels sell-off

Bank of the First Republic FRC -21.37% fell more than 20% after the bank’s rating was downgraded by S&P Global and Fitch Ratings, which both pointed to the risk of deposit outflows from the bank. The stock closed at its lowest level since 2012 and is down more than 70% from a week ago. US … Read more

The First Republic rallies to volatile trade

The First Republic rallies to volatile trade

Bank of the First Republic FRC 26.98% and other regional lenders clawed back some losses after their worst selloff in three years, in a volatile trading session that reflected how investors were still pricing in regulators’ emergency measures to contain a banking crisis. Shares of First Republic, which slumped on Monday, closed up around 27% … Read more

The Department of Justice and the SEC investigate the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

The Department of Justice and the SEC investigate the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, people familiar with the matter say, after the California lender was taken over by regulators last week amid a historic race on its deposits. The separate investigations are in their preliminary stages and cannot lead to … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens on Tuesday March 14

5 things to know before the stock market opens on Tuesday March 14

The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank weigh on the markets. The consumer price index for February is expected this morning. Uber and Lyft win major legal victory in California. Here are the most important information investors need to start their trading day: Investors are looking for clarity after a few days of … Read more

The First Republic secures additional funding from the Fed and JPMorgan

The First Republic secures additional funding from the Fed and JPMorgan

The new funding gives the bank, which was under pressure following the collapse of SVB Financial Corp. SIVB -60.41% last week, $70 billion of idle cash. That doesn’t include money First Republic can borrow through a new Fed lending facility designed to help banks deal with withdrawals. “First Republic’s capital and liquidity positions are very … Read more