AdvertisementJPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeoverUpdated May 01, 2023David GurafacebookEmailA 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. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on May 01, 2023.