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Wall Street leaders and U.S. officials discussing an intervention at First Republic Bank are exploring the possibility of government backing to encourage a deal that would shore up the lender, people with knowledge of the matter say.

The Senate Banking Committee will host top Treasury, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. officials March 28, one day before an identical hearing at the House Financial Services Committee.

The group behind the ongoing campaign allegedly has the support of a hosting provider that's complicit in helping spin-up new scam websites.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's latest remarks reaffirming the government's willingness to shore up uninsured deposits at troubled banks seem to have calmed markets, but sooner or later regulators are going to have to articulate an official policy.

The Swiss government is "temporarily suspending" deferred remuneration granted in the years up to 2022.

Economists have warned since last summer that speedy monetary tightening could be destabilizing. This week, the Federal Reserve will decide whether to stay on that course.

Sweden's largest pension fund, Alecta, is facing losses of almost $2 billion as a result of a failed investment strategy that made it one of the biggest shareholders in two collapsed U.S. banks and another that is embroiled in the ongoing banking crisis.

Following the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said it will examine how it can strengthen its system of financial regulation. The Federal Reserve has begun a similar review.

A cap on deposit insurance for yield-bearing accounts will still provide necessary market discipline, but other important reforms are needed to assure the safety of the banking system.

Retailers are increasingly working with banks to implement loyalty programs that keep the merchant in control — but which still encourage spending from a specific bank account.

The incentive structures for both banks and large, sophisticated depositors have changed because of federal regulators' decision to guarantee the uninsured deposits of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

In prepared remarks to the American Bankers Association, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the government's intervention to cover uninsured deposits at Silicon Valley and Signature banks "reduced the risk of further bank failures."

Stablecoin giant Circle is planning to locate its European headquarters in Paris, citing the crypto-friendly climate created by President Emmanuel Macron's government as instrumental to the decision.

Consumers are worried that the banking crisis could spread to their own accounts. To address these fears, some credit unions are getting more focused on liquidity — and making their top executives available to address any member's concerns.

"Florida will not side with economic central planners; we will not adopt policies that threaten personal economic freedom and security," said Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Digital apps drive 53% of cross-border transfers in key remittance zones, while one in 10 users move cash across borders in person, according to a Visa survey of 14,000 consumers.

After a bank run led to Signature Bank's failure, New York Community Bancorp bought much of what was left from the FDIC. The acquirer now faces questions about how it will persuade the remaining depositors to stick around.

The $1.25 trillion-asset Home Loan Bank System collectively issued $303.9 billion in discount notes and bonds last week, with demand tapering dramatically from $111.8 billion on Monday to $21.7 billion by Friday.

Senator Bernie Sanders said he plans to introduce a measure that would prevent big-bank executives from serving on the boards of the regional Federal Reserve banks that oversee them.

Since the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, unstable deposit funding has roiled the banking industry. Ideas on how to reestablish confidence include providing a temporary guarantee for all deposits, raising the deposit insurance limit and reviving an expired program that helped quell market panic in 2008.