The embattled Californian lender First Republic was reportedly preparing to enter receivership last night after its share price plunged a further 50pc.
Trading in the beleaguered bank was halted amid speculation that US regulators were set to takeover the bank as hopes of a rescue deal faded.
The most likely outcome for the lender was for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to take it into receivership, CNBC reported on Friday.
Shares in First Republic plunged by as much as half on Friday, slashing its market value to around $600m (£477m). The bank was valued at $27bn at the beginning of February.
US officials are coordinating talks to rescue First Republic, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve holding meetings to discuss a lifeline according to Reuters.
However, several Wall Street giants, which have already injected $30bn in deposits to prop up First Republic, are understood to be reluctant to intervene again if it means potentially throwing good money after bad.
A collapse of the fourteenth largest bank in the US would raise fresh questions about the Biden administration’s handling of the country’s banking crisis after it stepped in to bail out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last month.
It would also lead to immediate pressure to protect First Republic’s customers with deposits the $250,000 limit covered by federal insurance. In the case of SVB, US regulators stepped in to cover all deposits held at the bank.
A spokesman for First Republic said: “We are engaged in discussions with multiple parties about our strategic options while continuing to serve our clients.”
Earlier this week, the bank revealed that its deposits had plunged by $100bn (£80bn) between January and March, reigniting fears about its financial health.
First Republic first was hit after wealthy customers and businesses pulled their money from small and medium sized lenders following the collapse of SVB last month.
Depositors were also worried that rising interest rates had eroded the value of their assets, forcing customers to move cash elsewhere.
Concerns around withdrawals at First Republic, which caters to wealthy individuals, and similar-sized peers, had partly stemmed from a large proportion of its customers having balances in excess of $250,000, at which point they were no longer covered by federal insurance.
A number of regional lenders struggled to stem a wave of customer withdrawals in March, forcing US authorities to intervene amid fears of contagion. Wall Street giants, including JP Morgan, also provided a $30bn lifeline to prop up First Republic.
Meanwhile, a damning report on the collapse of SVB has blamed regulators for failing to properly supervise the lender before it collapsed last month.
The highly-anticipated review conducted by the Federal Reserve found that a combination of extremely poor bank management, weakened regulations and lax government supervision led to the collapse.
This report examined the factors that contributed to the SVB's failure and reviews the role of the Federal Reserve, which was the primary federal supervisor for the lender and its holding company, Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group.
The central bank called for greater banking oversight while admitting to its own failures in Silicon Valley Bank's demise.
The Federal Reserve highlighted underlying cultural issues within its own organisation, where supervisors were unwilling to be hard on bank management when they saw growing problems.
The report said: The Federal Reserve did not appreciate the seriousness of critical deficiencies in the firm’s governance, liquidity, and interest rate risk management. These judgments meant that Silicon Valley Bank remained well-rated, even as conditions deteriorated and significant risk to the firm’s safety and soundness emerged."
Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, said: "Following Silicon Valley Bank's failure, we must strengthen the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation based on what we have learned."
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