First Republic talks extend into night after banks place bids

US regulators were working into the night to resolve the First Republic Bank crisis late Sunday after a midday deadline passed for submitting final bids to take over the struggling lender.
Photo: Loren Elliott/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Loren Elliott/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Hannah Levitt, Katanga Johnson, Gillian Tan and Katherine Doherty / Bloomberg

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. had asked banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., and Citizens Financial Group Inc. to submit offers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Bank of America Corp. and US Bancorp were also invited but decided against bidding, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential talks. 

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