Regional Bank Stocks Fall After Treasury Sec Yellen Says More Bank Mergers Needed

Regional Bank Stocks Fall After Treasury Sec Yellen Says More Bank Mergers Needed

THE SIGNAL

By Chibuike OguhNEW YORK (Reuters) ‑Shares of U.S. regional lenders fell on Friday after CNN reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told bank chief executives that more mergers may be necessary following a series of bank failures.Yellen also reaffirmed the strength and soundness of the country’s banking system at the meeting with bank CEOs on Thursday in the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank.The KBW Regional Banking Index fell 2.2%, with shares of PacWest Bancor …

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