BBCNEWS BBC News July 6, 2024
11 of america's biggest private banks have stepped forward with a $30 billion rescue package for the troubled first republic bank. fears had been growing that the regional lender might be at risk of failure as a result of market turmoil. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. well, this clearly is a big boost. there were fears it could go underjust like silicon valley bank did last week, and this $30 billion from 11 major banks that includejp morgan chase, citigroup as well, crucially important to keep first republic alive, because first republic is a very prominent ba...