"SEC Probes First Republic Executives' Trades Amid US Banking Crisis Concerns"

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether any members of the former executive team of First Republic Bank improperly traded on inside information before the government seizure and sale of the lender to JPMorgan Chase & Co. No one previously or currently at the bank has been accused of wrongdoing, and the investigation could end without anyone being accused of misconduct. The SEC is also separately probing the trading activity of Silicon Valley Bank executives before its collapse in March.