On March 30, 2023, market analyst Vidar Research published a report entitled “Metropolitan Commercial Bank is a mixed bag of problems[.]” The report alleged that “[Metropolitan Commercial Bank] is bleeding deposits[,]” stated that Metropolitan Commercial Bank “is the issuer of choice for prepaid debit cards of crypto firms[,]” questioned whether Metropolitan Commercial Bank was actually moving away from cryptocurrency (as it had allegedly announced), and alleged that its balance sheet “is shocking comparable to the failed Signature Bank (SBNY)[.]” In summary, the report alleged that Metropolitan Commercial Bank “is a failed bank and that it will share the fate with the likes of SBNY [Signature Bank] and SIVB [Silicon Valley Bank].”
On this news, MCB’s stock price fell $9.66 per share, or 27.6%, to close at $25.36 per share on March 30, 2023.