“Exploring strategic options” is Wall Street lingo for “please help.” The last bank to announce it was exploring strategic options was First Republic Bank. That regional bank failed Monday, and JPMorgan purchased most of its assets. PacWest Bank did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, said the bank has been looking to sell itself, but bidders aren’t coming out of the woodwork.
insures accounts holding up to $250,000, many businesses have a lot more money in their accounts, much of which is uninsured. That left the bank and its competitors with a potential problem: If customers kept drawing down their accounts, the bank may run out of cash to pay them. That made investors nervous: PacWest’s stock has plunged 72% this year. PacWest appeared to have stabilized in recent weeks since the March collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
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Bank stocks continue to fall following First Republic demiseRegulators have barely written the epitaph for First Republic Bank, but investors on Wall Street have already moved onto speculating which bank might be the next to fail. Bank stocks fell sharply Tuesday, led downward by smaller banks with heavy exposure to uninsured deposits and commercial banks like Western Alliance Bank, PacWest Bancorp, Comerica and Zions Bank. Shares of Western Alliance were down 17% in afternoon trading and PacWest dropped 25%, with trading of both stocks halted briefly due to high volatility. The ongoing concern among investors and regulators is that banks such as PacWest have large amounts of uninsured deposits _ those above $250,000.
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U.S. regional bank stocks dive after hours as PacWest weighs optionsShares of U.S. regional lenders collapsed in extended trade on Wednesday, with PacWest Bancorp losing over half its value after reports the California bank is exploring strategic options, including a sale.
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PacWest drops 12%, leading regional bank stocks in continued selloffShares of regional banks remained under pressure in a fresh selloff Wednesday, as investors question the stability of the sector. Stock in PacWest Bancorp...
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