During the week ended May 5, deposits declined about 9.5%, the bank said, adding the majority of those outflows happened on May 4 and May 5 after news reports said PacWest was exploring options. But at the end of the first quarter, PacWest had $341.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, which it said would be sufficient to fund cash flow needs over the next 12 months. Wall Street executives and bank analysts have urged regulators to provide greater protection for bank deposits and consider other backstops, arguing only a strong intervention could put an end to the crisis. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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May 11 (Reuters) - PacWest Bancorp has $15
billion of immediately available liquidity and enough resources
to fund its cash flow needs over the next 12 months, it said on
Thursday, but shares were down 7% in premarket trade as investor
worries persist.
Worries about the stability of mid-sized banks have deepened
in recent days with investors punishing stocks even of seemingly
healthy lenders, despite reassurances from regulators the
banking sector is financially sound.
So far this month, PacWest shares have lost nearly 40%. The
bank's shares plunged to a record low last week after it said it
was exploring strategic asset sales.
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