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Why First Republic Bank Went Under
First Republic Bank failed due to an exodus of deposits caused by concerns over rising interest rates and the $250,000 deposit insurance limit. Despite a $30 billion injection from 11 big banks, First Republic ultimately collapsed with customers pulling more than $100 billion in deposits - a 41% drop - leading to it being seized by financial regulators in California, marking the second-largest bank failure in US history.