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Banks in Turmoil

How interest-only mortgages can be risky for borrowers and lenders

by Stephanie Hughes
May 2, 2023
These mortgages were key to the economic climate that led to the 2008 financial crisis. First Republic had a lot of them.
First Republic Bank had a lot of of interest-only loans, which can be risky for both borrowers and lenders.
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Banks in Turmoil

For JPMorgan, loss sharing sweetened its deal to buy First Republic Bank

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 1, 2023
For one, help from the FDIC, which will absorb up to 80% of the losses coming from First Republic's residential and commercial loans.
The FDIC seized control of First Republic Bank over the weekend and auctioned it off.  JPMorgan won that auction, and it’s paying a cool $10.6 billion for it.
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