U.S. regulator set to take over First Republic
My question is: What now?<p>The feds are stuck trying to tame inflation, and the skyrocketing interest rates are crumbling regional banks. Big banks are a lot more hesitant to lend to small businesses, and many otherwise viable businesses will fail if credit freezes.<p>Big banks are getting even bigger as depositors flee, and concentrating risk (even more) imo.<p>I guess the higher interest rates are doing their job in slowing the economy down, but it's wild that we're stuck with whatever the feds do with their blunt toolset because congress is seemingly dysfunctional.