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First Republic Bank is exploring divesting $50 billion to $100 billion of long-dated securities and mortgages as part of a broader rescue plan, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Federal officials should have protected both banks' uninsured depositors by following the law's carefully designed framework for dealing with failures of systemically important banks.

U.S. consumers may earn 3.92% interest on their account balances, with the choice to add pass-through Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage through JPMorgan Chase for up to $250,000 of funds.

Banks with more than $100 billion of assets expect tougher regulations in the wake of last month's bank failures. They say that any changes to capital and liquidity standards should happen gradually in order to avoid spooking investors.

Javice disclosed her bank-run experience in response to a demand by JPMorgan for information about three Nevada shell companies which held the Signature accounts.

The San Francisco bank, on shaky ground after two regional peers failed last month, said that customers pulled more than 40% of their deposits last quarter. It's been forced to turn to more expensive sources of funding, which analysts said will squeeze its profitability.

The Dallas-based company is intentionally shedding certain deposit relationships that don't align with its new business model. Total quarterly deposits fell 12.6% year over year, but they rose 1% after excluding the relationships targeted for reduction, according to the bank.

Main Street companies, particularly those owned by women and minorities, depend on the flexibility of community and regional banks for their survival.

After the recent banking crisis, Schwab's stock may do better if the brokerage "de-banked," one analyst argues.

Prosecutors claim every dollar in subsidy funds from settlements equates to ten times the amount in value in home lending efforts.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined total assets of more than $12 trillion as of December 31, 2022.

First-quarter results on Monday showed that its key units continued to lose money and shed clients, and the firm borrowed far more from a central bank liquidity backstop than previously known.

The Birmingham, Alabama, bank said that its deposits fell by $3.3 billion last quarter, and it projected a decrease of up to $2 billion between April and June. Executives assured investors that sizable liquidity sources are available.

A study published after last month's crisis finds that banks can guard against rate-driven deposit outflows by keeping more liquid funds available. It also concludes that financial institutions with higher rates of uninsured deposits are more likely to face bank runs.

The Green Bay bank has seen stable performance since its recent strategy overhaul.