SVB collapse: First Republic stock plunges despite rescue effort by big banks

FFriday saw irst Republic Bank lose value once again, even though a group big banks stated that they would offer $30 billion in deposits as a show of faith.

First Republic stock plunged more that 20% in Friday’s opening, indicating that the banking crisis isn’t over. The San Francisco-based bank has dropped nearly 80% in the last month.

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Banks with high levels of uninsured deposits were subject to increased scrutiny after the collapse Silicon Valley Bank. First Republic had the highest rate of uninsured deposits (after Signature Bank and SVB). These declines are despite the fact that $30 million was deposited by the nation’s largest banks into First Republic to stabilize it.

JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, Bank of America (Bank of America), Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America all contributed to the effort. This was done to instill confidence in the U.S. financial system and markets.

First Republic published the first statement it had posted on its website for days, emphasizing that the big banks’ move reflects institutional confidence in their ability to remain above water.

“Their collective support strengthens our liquidity position, reflects the ongoing quality of our business, and is a vote of confidence for First Republic and the entire U.S. banking system,” Jim Herbert, bank founder and Mike Roffler, CEO of the bank.

Despite the infusion there was still concern about First Republic and regional banks. Stocks of these banks have also dropped since SVB collapsed a week ago.

“The significance of the changes in FRC’s balance sheet in just one week are staggering, in our view, and along with the suspension of the common stock dividend, paints a very dire outlook for the company and shareholders, in our view,” According to research cited, KBW stated that he believed that KBW was correct Wall Street Journal.

PacWest Bancorp lost more than 13%, KeyCorp dropped 8%, Zions Bancorp lost almost 7% on Friday.

First Republic is not the only bank investors should be keeping an eye out for. Credit Suisse, the Swiss megabank Credit Suisse, is having trouble inspiring confidence in its stability.

Credit Suisse plunged 10% on Friday, even after the intervention of the Swiss central banks. To boost confidence in the megabank, the Swiss National Bank offered to lend Credit Suisse more than $50 billion. Credit Suisse was up more than 30% on Thursday, but the bank has been somewhat volatile.

“These measures demonstrate decisive action to strengthen Credit Suisse as we continue our strategic transformation to deliver value to our clients and other stakeholders. … My team and I are resolved to move forward rapidly to deliver a simpler and more focused bank built around client needs,” Ulrich Koerner, Credit Suisse CEO, expressed gratitude to the Swiss central bank for his actions.

The announcement comes exactly one week after SVB’s failure was announced by the government. SVB’s parent company filed for bankruptcy in New York last Friday, a decision that was widely anticipated.

“The Chapter 11 process will allow SVB Financial Group to preserve value as it evaluates strategic alternatives for its prized businesses and assets, especially SVB Capital and SVB Securities,” William Kosturos is the chief restructuring officer of SVB Financial Group.

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Despite the turmoil in the banking sector this week, gold was and is still performing well.

Bullion rose 5.3% over the week, while gold prices increased 2% Friday. Bitcoin was up over 6% Friday as it climbed above $26,000, a trend that seems to be in direct opposition to the banking sector. The cryptocurrency’s flagship is up 20% over Monday and by more than 20% from the day before SVB collapsed.