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Bank holding company PacWest Bancorp is reportedly mulling a sale following Wednesday’s 50% stock crash. The regional bank is weighing strategic options amid the US banking crisis, which sank three financial institutions in March. A Bloomberg report said PacWest shelved previous efforts to raise capital to remain afloat and now strongly considers selling all its assets outright.
Inside sources revealed that PacWest has been working with a financial adviser on moving forward. These sources stressed that although the California-based lender is open to a sale, it has yet to begin a formal auction process. Also, according to people familiar with the matter, PacWest faces significant obstacles in its bid to sell outright because only a few potential buyers are interested in the entire Los Angeles-based bank. The entire PacWest Bancorp comprises community lender Pacific Western Bank and a handful of commercial and consumer lending ventures. Unfortunately, any potential buyer could also sustain a sizable loss marking down some of PacWest’s loans.
PacWest views a potential sale as a way to “maximize shareholder value” amid its recently battered stock. The West Coast bank also noted that it had not sustained unusual deposit outflows since JPMorgan’s (NYSE: JPM) First Republic sale was announced Monday.
The PacWest development comes six weeks after the California lender announced a $1.4 billion fundraising to shore up liquidity. However, the bank has already projected excess financial buoyancy should it eventually find a buyer for its prime assets. According to Reuters, the potential sale of PacWest’s $2.7 billion lender finance loan portfolio would prop up the common equity tier-one ratio. This increase would see the bank’s core tier 1 capital-to-total risk-weighted assets rise from 9.21% to at least 10%.
Although headquartered in Los Angeles, California, PacWest has branches in Durham, North Carolina, and Denver, Colorado. The bank’s recent 52% stock crash feeds into a broader 80% drawdown since the regional banking crisis began in March. However, PacWest is not the only financial institution to take a massive hit in value recently. According to reports, Phoenix-based rival Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL) also suffered a 23% decline yesterday, which reflected bleak investor faith in regional banks. Following its drawdown, Western Alliance also sought to assuage investors that there was no cause for alarm. On Wednesday, the leading US bank claimed it had not experienced unusual withdrawals and had adequate liquidity. In a press release, Western Alliance said:
“The Bank has not experienced unusual deposit flows following the sale of First Republic Bank and other recent industry news. Total Deposits were $48.8 billion as of Tuesday, May 2, up from $48.2 billion as of Monday, May 1, and flat to Friday, April 28. Quarter to date, deposits are up $1.2 billion from $47.6 billion as of March 31.”
Western Alliance also reaffirmed its previously-stated $2 billion quarter-over-quarter deposit growth rate guidance.
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Contagion effects from the U.S. regional banking crisis continues to affect the sector despite repair measures from the authorities. Following the collapse of First Republic Bank and the subsequent acquisition by JP Morgan, regional bank shares dropped heavily this week too. The latest stock decline also gave rise to speculation that there is yet another regional bank on the brink of collapse. Overall, pressure on the U.S. banking system is still at the peak as major bank indices display significant falls, ahead of the crucial FOMC meeting.
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On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, traders wondered if PacWest Bancorp is the next bank to see a crisis as the bank’s stock price dropped 28% in the day. Meanwhile, pre-market figures on Wednesday indicated a continuing trend in the U.S. banking sector.
While PacWest shares were the most to drop among bank stocks, another stock of Western Alliance fell around 15% on Tuesday. This sentiment continues even after JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s comments that the starting phase of the US banking crisis was behind us. What began as a lone collapse with Silvergate Capital spread to Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank.
Meanwhile, the U.S. stock market would also take into account the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike decision which is scheduled for later today, when the market opens. Also, Fed Chair Jerome Powell also might make a comment on the ongoing banking crisis.
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FDIC said that the deal between Signature and Flagstar would cost the Deposit Insurance Fund an estimated $2.5 billion.
On Sunday, March 19, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of the New York Community Bancorp, has entered an agreement with US regulators to secure the deposits and loans from Signature Bank, which announced shutdown a week back. The FDIC said that roughly $4 billion of Signature Bank’s deposits and $60 billion worth of loans would remain with it in receivership. However, Flagstar Bank will only undertake non-crypto deposits from Signature Bank.
This, that Signature Bank depositors, other than those related to the digital assets banking business, will automatically become depositors of Flagstar. Thus, they remain insured as per FDIC’s insurance limit. The official press release from FDIC reads:
“Depositors of Signature Bridge Bank, N.A., other than depositors related to the digital banking business, will automatically become depositors of the assuming institution. All deposits assumed by Flagstar Bank, N.A., will continue to be insured by the FDIC up to the insurance limit. Flagstar Bank’s bid did not include approximately $4 billion of deposits related to the former Signature Bank’s digital banking business. The FDIC will provide these deposits directly to customers whose accounts are associated with the digital banking business.”
As part of the recent deal, more than 40 branches of the Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank starting Monday, March 20 onwards. Signature Bank was the second among the two major bank failures on Wall Street this month, the first being the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank. However, Singautre’s collapse followed just within 48 hours of the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank.
However, Sunday’s announcement by the FDIC talks only about the Signature Bank and doesn’t mention anything about the Silicon Valley Bank, which was a much larger bank in size. When both these banks failed last week, the Signature Bank had $110.36 billion in assets while the Silicon Valley Bank had $209 billion in assets.
The FDIC also stated that the deal would cost the Deposit Insurance Fund an estimated $2.5 billion. Previously, the agency also reported that the fund held $128.2 billion at the end of 2022.
Significant cracks have appeared in the global banking sector as central banks in the US and Europe have to take cognitive measures to stop the contagion spread. On Sunday, the Swiss National Bank brokered a $3.25 billion deal for the UBS Group to acquire Credit Suisse.
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