The “First Republic Bank” reports more than $100 billion in withdrawals this year

The customers of “First Republic Bank” withdrew more than $100 billion from their accounts at the start of the year due to concerns about the condition of the “global banking system.”

A report shows a 40% decline in bank deposits since the end of December.

It comes as Credit Suisse, the largest bank in Switzerland, disclosed yesterday the size of the bank run that prompted its state-backed rescue last month.

Fears of a crisis in the sector have increased as a result of a string of bank failures.

Neal Holland, First Republic’s chief financial officer, stated that the liquidation of many banks in March resulted in “unprecedented deposit outflows.”

Additionally, First Republic stated that it intended to reduce costs by letting go of 20% to 25% of its personnel in the upcoming months.

After the bank made the statement, shares in extended trading in New York dropped by more than 20%.

First Republic, which was viewed as being at risk of failing, received a $30 billion injection last month from a number of significant US banks.

The US’s banking sector experienced issues earlier last month when Silicon Valley Bank, the nation’s 16^th-largest lender, failed in the country’s biggest bank failure since 2008.

Two days later, the failure of New York’s Signature Bank occurred. To prevent more bank deposit runs, authorities intervened to guarantee deposits above and beyond customary norms.

The largest bank in Europe, Credit Suisse, reported on Monday that 61.2 billion Swiss francs ($69 billion; £55.2 billion) had departed the institution in the first three months of the year.

Prior to the forced sale of the company to competitor UBS being completed, the statement was made during what were anticipated to be its final financial reports.

Interest rates have grown dramatically as central banks around the world, particularly the “US Federal Reserve” and the “Bank of England,” work to reduce inflation.

The vast bond portfolios that banks purchased when rates were lower have suffered as a result of the movements. Due to this, there are now concerns regarding the circumstances at other businesses after Silicon Valley Bank’s demise.