JPMorgan Chases Acquires First Republic Bank After Seizure by Regulators

First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months. It is the second-biggest bank failure in American history, behind only Washington Mutual, which collapsed at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.

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A First Republic bank branch on April 26, 2023 at San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
KEN SWEET
KEN SWEET

Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in America.

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