First Republic Bank is in a fight for its survival. The past few weeks have been brutal for the San Francisco-based lender. Now, some analysts say a collapse of the bank is imminent.

Silicon Valley Bank's abrupt takeover by regulators on March 10 was followed by federal reassurances that all depositors — insured and uninsured alike — would get their money.

First Republic Bank's failure and fire sale to JPMorgan Chase has fueled speculation about whether more banks will need to be rescued or whether the worst is over for the sector.

The bank holds $212 billion in assets under management and has about 7,200 employees. Excluding the new deposits from the banks, as of Wednesday First Republic had roughly $34 billion in cash, the ...

True, regulators seized First Republic Bank early on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s biggest bank. But other regional banks are still bleeding deposits.

First Republic Bank became the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history after the lender was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and sold to JPMorgan Chase on Monday.

First Republic Bank is getting $30 billion in deposits from JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo and others. The plan shows the “resilience of the banking system,” regulators say.

San Francisco-based First Republic Bank would be the third U.S. bank to fail since March 10, when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) ...

First Republic Bank’s stock closed down 50 percent Tuesday, a day after a troubling earnings report and a conference call with analysts in which the company’s executives refused questions.