Regional Banks Scramble.
The 2008 financial crisis is fresh in the minds of the public and regulators as the latest banking crisis has everyone reverting to the worst possible scenario. Some of the smaller banks are in a bind with the rising interest rates that have squeezed their books to the point of collapse and now the Fed is trying to thwart what some think could be another full bank crises that requires massive bailouts. As the 2024 election cycle approaches that is the last thing the Biden Administration wants to see happen.