Sources : First Republic auction underway…A deal is expected to be announced on tonight before Asian open, with the regulator likely to say that it had seized the lender…6 banks (were asked to?) bid…PNC cautiously seen as lead contender as 2 serious rival bidders (JPM, BofA) need US Treas to waive so-called deposit cap (both hold more than 10% of US deposits)
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