Banking Turmoil

PacWest Stock Decline Indicates Bank Fears Persist

Some investors worry about more potential failures unless policy makers clarify deposit insurance limits

Here is how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. works and why it was created. Photo illustration: Madeline Marshall

PacWest Bancorp has kept offering reassurances about its business since Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March. The bank’s stock has continued to fall, though, a sign the siege of U.S. regional banks might not end until policy makers act decisively to break it.

Shares of the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based regional bank fell 23% on Thursday after the company said its deposits dropped 9.5% during the week ended May 5. The lender said most of the decline occurred in the wake of news reports that PacWest was exploring a range of options, including a sale. 

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