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The Collapse of First Republic Bank: An Analysis of Recent Banking Turmoil
The financial world has once again been rocked by significant upheaval as First Republic Bank, a mid-sized institution based in San Francisco, was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and subsequently sold to JPMorgan Chase. This event marks the third U.S. bank to enter FDIC receivership within a short span of just three months, following the shocking failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others. Analysts and finance enthusiasts alike are left questioning the implications of this rapid succession of bank collapses.