Bank stocks tumble after Fed hikes rates

Bank stocks tumble after Fed hikes rates

Financial stocks fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by an expected quarter point and signaled that it was not too worried that the collapse of several banks this month would reverberate on the rest of the sector and the economy. KBW Nasdaq Commercial Banks Index and SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF … Read more

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

The Fed raised concerns about SVB’s risk management in 2019

The Fed raised concerns about SVB’s risk management in 2019

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised concerns about risk management at Silicon Valley Bank at least four years before its failure earlier this month, documents show. In January 2019, the Fed issued a warning to SVB SIVB -60.41% on its risk management systems, according to a presentation released last year to employees of SVB’s venture … 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

US stocks set to see wild swings as billions in options contracts expire on Friday

US stocks set to see wild swings as billions in options contracts expire on Friday

U.S. stocks could see increasingly wild swings in the coming days as options contracts tied to trillions of dollars worth of securities are due to expire on Friday, removing a buffer that some say helped thwart the index S&P 500 to break out of a tight trading range. . Options contracts worth $2.8 trillion set … Read more

America’s biggest banks are racing to save the First Republic

America’s biggest banks are racing to save the First Republic

Top U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. discuss joint rescue of First Republic Bank FRC -25.61% 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., Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. will provide a lifeline … Read more

Regional banks stage big stock market rally after Monday’s rout

Regional banks stage big stock market rally after Monday’s rout

Bank of the First Republic FRC 27.29% and other regional lenders recouped their worst selloff in three years on Tuesday, a sign that regulators’ emergency measures to contain a banking crisis are easing investors. The sharpest rebounds were seen among regional banks which suffered the worst declines in recent days. Shares of the First Republic, … Read more

FDIC transfers all deposits from Silicon Valley Bank to newly created bridge bank

FDIC transfers all deposits from Silicon Valley Bank to newly created bridge bank

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday it had transferred all deposits, insured and uninsured, from the old Silicon Valley Bank to a new full-service bridge bank operated by the FDIC as part of an action to protect all depositors from the bank. . The move comes after the regulator closed the bank and its … Read more

The First Republic secures additional funding from the Fed and JPMorgan

The First Republic secures additional funding from the Fed and JPMorgan

First Republic Bank was under pressure following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Photo: Devin Blaskovich for The Wall Street Journal Updated March 12, 2023 9:00 PM ET Bank of the First Republic FRC -14.84% said it strengthened its finances with additional funding from the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase JPM 2.54% & What. The … Read more

The First Republic hit by the bankruptcy of a Silicon Valley bank

The First Republic hit by the bankruptcy of a Silicon Valley bank

Bank of the First Republic FRC -14.84% came under renewed pressure amid Friday’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank as investors tried to determine which other banks might face similar risks. First Republic shares fell 52% in early trading before recovering to near the previous day’s closing level, only to end the day down 15%. Investors … Read more