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BREAKING NEWS: First Republic Taken Over By FDIC, Sold to JPMorgan Chase

First Republic Taken Over By FDIC, Sold to JPMorgan Chase

First Republic Bank was seized by the FDIC and sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co, in what is the third major US institution to fail in two months.

JP Morgan will take most of First Republic’s assets and all the $93 billion in deposits, including uninsured ones.

The deal involved a “highly competitive bidding process,” the FDIC said, but it did not say what JPMorgan is paying to purchase the failed bank.

JPMorgan was one of several interested buyers including PNC Financial Services Group, and Citizens Financial Group Inc which submitted final bids on Sunday in an auction being run by the FDIC.

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced early on Monday it had taken possession of First Republic and the FDIC would act as its receiver.

The FDIC estimated the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund would be about $13 billion. The final cost will be determined when the FDIC terminates the receivership.

“Our government invited us and others to step up, and we did,” JP Morgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said. “Our financial strength, capabilities and business model allowed us to develop a bid to execute the transaction in a way to minimize costs to the Deposit Insurance Fund.”

The rescue comes less than two months after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed amid a deposit flight from US lenders, forcing the Federal Reserve to step in with emergency measures to stabilize markets.

First Republic’s 84 offices in eight states will reopen as branches of JPMorgan, and depositors will be able to access all their money today.

First Republic had about $229.1 billion in assets and $103.9 billion in deposits.

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.