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This week in banking news: First Republic's $30 billion rescue fails to calm investors; Pima Federal Credit Union in Arizona adds new members; Visa and Mastercard successfully navigate a challenge to an antitrust settlement; and more.

Any major news provides fraudsters the opportunity to take advantage of a frenetic situation. This time, their plea for customers' banking credentials seemed extra credible.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle say the regional reserve bank deserves special scrutiny for Silicon Valley bank's failure. But larger-bank supervision tends to center on the Fed Board of Governors.

While the new deposits may have staved off a depositor run, some investors are concerned that it hasn't added any new equity to the bank.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the Federal Reserve shouldn't be spooked into easing its campaign to contain inflation out of excessive concern about a credit crunch in the wake of the recent banking turmoil.

Charles Schwab Corp., one of the financial firms whose shares have been roiled by the current banking crisis, says it has added a net $16.5 billion in five days.

A category of Credit Suisse Group bonds is warning that a liquidity lifeline from Switzerland's central bank may not be enough to stabilize the embattled lender.

Some cities and states are making employers disclose salary ranges in job ads. This could make recruiting top talent harder for startups with lower pay scales.

President Biden asked that Congress pass measures that would expand the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s ability to claw back compensation from the executives of failed banks, among other measures.

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