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Furniture company Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, founded in 1989, recently filed for bankruptcy, resulting in the disappearance of $50 million in customer deposits. The once successful American company's financial collapse has left many questioning what led to its downfall.
Wells Fargo customers experienced another incident where deposits were not showing up in their accounts, causing panic and financial difficulties for many. The bank acknowledged the issue, stating it affected a limited number of customers and most instances were resolved by noon. However, the exact cause and number of affected customers were not disclosed. This comes as Wells Fargo continues to face scrutiny over phony bank accounts and unlawful activity. Customers nationwide were impacted by the outage, leading some to consider moving their money to other banks.
Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas, has failed, with the FDIC taking control and entering a purchase and assumption agreement with Dream First Bank. This comes after recent bank closures, prompting lawmakers to introduce new legislation to protect customer deposits and stabilize the financial system. Customers can access their money through checks, ATM, or debit cards, and will automatically become customers of Dream First Bank. Loan customers should also be largely unaffected, as the FDIC and Dream First Bank will share in the losses and potential recoveries on the loans.
FTX has recovered $7 billion in liquid assets so far, but there is still almost $2 billion to go to cover the misappropriation of customer assets, according to the FTX Debtors’ second interim report. The report alleges that former FTX leadership intentionally commingled and misused customer deposits, making it challenging to trace substantial assets to any particular source of funding. Misappropriated funds were used for political and charitable donations, as well as the company’s investments and acquisitions, such as luxury real estate.
FTX Trading Ltd. and its affiliated debtors have released a second report detailing the commingling and misuse of customer deposits at FTX.com by the previous management team. The report notes that FTX.com owed customers approximately $8.7 billion as of the petition date. The FTX Debtors' review is ongoing, and the report is part of a series regarding pre-petition events and issues that preceded the Chapter 11 cases.
First Republic Bank, which caters to wealthy individuals, lost $102 billion in customer deposits during the first quarter of 2023, not including a temporary $30 billion lifeline it received from big banks last month. The bank's executives offered little information on how it plans to steer out of its malaise, leaving investors and the public with few answers about its financial stability. The bank's slide began after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were taken over by federal regulators after customers pulled a big chunk of their deposits. First Republic has been in talks with financial advisers and government officials to come up with a plan to save itself that could include selling the bank or parts of it, or raising new capital.
The largest US banks are expected to reveal a $521 billion drop in customer deposits from a year earlier, the biggest decline in a decade, with a $61 billion slide in just the first quarter. The drop comes as customers move to products offering higher rates, despite a late influx of cash following a crisis at regional lenders.
Regional and big bank stocks initially rose but later traded lower due to fears of a banking crisis, with Credit Suisse's troubles and concerns over smaller lenders losing deposits contributing to the decline. Bank of America, however, drew in over $15 billion in customer deposits following the failure of three banks.
Bank of America has reportedly received over $15 billion in customer deposits following the closure of three US banks in a week, including Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Silvergate Bank. The failure of these banks has led to deposit outflows from regional and smaller banks, with customers seeking perceived safety in larger institutions.