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Ex-First Republic CEO says regulators did not express concerns, blames contagion for bank’s collapse

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A First Republic Bank branch is seen in New York City, U.S., April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) – The former chief executive of the First Republic Bank (OTC:) Michael Roffler blamed contagion spread from the failures of regional banks for the bank’s collapse and said regulators did not express concerns regarding the bank’s strategy, liquidity, or management performance.

A total of over $100 billion in deposits were withdrawn from the bank over the course of weeks in response to industry-wide panic about the soundness of regional banks, Roffler said in his testimony to Senate Banking Committee.

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