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Is this a bank?
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Is this a bank?

You've heard of The Price Is Right, but what about Is This A Bank? It's a game show where contestants puzzle over some obvious and not-so-obvious places where people store their money. This podcast may or may not remind you where your secret stashes of cash are hidden.

Is this a bank?

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Friday

Trucks, transfers and trolls
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Trucks, transfers and trolls

Tired of waiting days for your money to transfer in the bank? So is the Fed. It's just launched a new instant payment system that could mean no more waiting for your paycheck to come through.

Trucks, transfers and trolls

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Thursday

From no bank to neobank

View of the logo of Brazilian FinTech startup Nubank outside its headquarters, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 9, 2021. Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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From no bank to neobank

Online banking has become so common that some banks don't have any physical locations at all. Today we track the transition to online banking in Mexico, where startups are eager to win over new customers who are tech-savvy but don't have any kind of bank account.

From no bank to neobank

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Tuesday

The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic
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The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic

Unsung hero of the financial system or enabler of failing banks? Today on the show, how the Federal Home Loan Bank system, originally designed to support homeownership and affordable housing, ended up loaning billions to failing banks like First Republic.

The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic

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Monday

JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover

A worker cleans the outside of a First Republic bank in San Francisco. The lender was taken over by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, marking the third bank failure in the country this year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover

JPMorgan Chase is taking over First Republic after the troubled bank was placed in the FDIC's receivership in the latest failure in the banking system.

JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover

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Thursday

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

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Tuesday

The demise of Credit Suisse

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The demise of Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse was a 167-year-old financial giant. A favored place for the world's super-rich to stash their cash. So why did it collapse?

The demise of Credit Suisse

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Monday

First Republic Bank shares sink to another record low, but stock markets are calmer

The First Republic Bank sign is shown in Oakland, Calif., in front of one of the lender's offices on March 16, 2023. First Republic shares continued to fall on Monday amid concerns about its financial health. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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First Republic Bank shares sink to another record low, but stock markets are calmer

Shares in the midsized lender continued to tumble as fears grow about First Republic's financial health grow even after it received a $30 billion lifeline from its bigger rivals last week.

Wednesday

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and rescue
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Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and rescue

Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in America, the bank of choice for tech startups and big-name venture capitalists. Then, in the span of just a few days, it collapsed. Whispers that SVB might be in trouble spread like wildfire through group texts and Twitter posts. Depositors raced to empty their accounts, withdrawing $42 billion in a single day. Last Friday, after regulators declared that SVB had failed, the FDIC seized the bank.

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and rescue

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Saturday

People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings

Lebanese activists gather outside a local bank in support of Abed Soubra, who stormed the branch demanding access to his own accounts, in Beirut on Sept 16. Lebanese police detained Soubra after he entered the bank and, armed with a gun, demanded access to his deposits. It was the third such incident in Lebanon that week alone. Marwan Naamani/Picture Alliance/Getty Images hide caption

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People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings

Lebanon's banks froze accounts three years ago amid an economic collapse. Now, under increasingly desperate circumstances, people are resorting to extreme measures to access their savings accounts.

People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings

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Monday

Goldman Sachs CEO sees recession risk as more likely than his own economists do

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Goldman Sachs CEO sees recession risk as more likely than his own economists do

Landing a job at Goldman Sachs is a golden ticket. It's harder to get hired by Goldman than to get into Harvard. CEO David Solomon says 3,500 workers start this week. He wants them all in the office.

Goldman Sachs CEO sees recession risk as more likely than his own economists do

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Monday

Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator

Saule Omarova testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 18 during her nomination hearing to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Days after withdrawing her nomination, Omarova blamed banks for leading the opposition against her in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator

Days after withdrawing her nomination to become a key banking regulator, Omarova blames banks for distorting her research and creating an ugly environment.

Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator

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Friday

Only 'wimps' phone it in: Why Wall Street bankers are hitting the road again

Wall Streeters are not only back at their offices, but they are also heading to the airports again, even as many companies continue to keep their workers at home. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Only 'wimps' phone it in: Why Wall Street bankers are hitting the road again

The pandemic forced Wall Street dealmaking into the digital age, but many bankers want to get back to the way things were — and that includes traveling again.

Only 'wimps' phone it in: Why Wall Street bankers are hitting the road again

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