NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) – As beleaguered First Republic Bank (FRC.N) considers its options, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday there is no discussion on insurance for all deposits, making a “bull case” scenario more difficult for the stock. First Republic, whose shares have lost much of their value since the banking crisis … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – A conservative Republican and a progressive Democrat in the U.S. Senate are introducing legislation on Wednesday to replace the Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog with one appointed by the president, aiming to tighten bank supervision following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Elizabeth … Read more
March 21 (Reuters) – An attorney for SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) told a judge on Tuesday it was seeking cooperation from regulators who seized its Silicon Valley Bank unit and removed $2 billion of its cash, which was needed to sustain operations. SVB Financial, which filed for bankruptcy on Friday, had said in court papers … Read more
March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. banking stocks rose on Monday and Europe’s lenders recovered from a sharp early sell-off after UBS Group’s state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse appeared to close off one source of worry for the global banking sector. In a package engineered by Swiss regulators on Sunday, UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) will pay … Read more
March 17 (Reuters) – European Central Bank supervisors see no contagion for euro zone banks from recent turmoil, a source said on Friday, after U.S. lenders threw First Republic Bank (FRC.N) a $30 billion lifeline and tapped record amounts from the Federal Reserve. Large U.S. banks on Thursday swooped in to rescue the San Francisco-based … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits are safe, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, but she denied that emergency actions after two large bank failures mean that a blanket government guarantee now existed for all deposits. In her first public remarks … Read more