NEW YORK, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors in Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (“MCB” or the “Company”) MCB. Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, extension 7980.
The investigation concerns whether the Metropolitan Bank and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other illegal business practices.
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On March 30, 2023, Vidar Research (“Vidar”) published a briefing report titled “Metropolitan Commercial Bank is a Mixture of Problems”. Noting that the Metropolitan Commercial Bank is “the preferred issuer of prepaid debit cards for crypto companies,” the Vidar report claimed that the Metropolitan Commercial Bank “bleeds deposits,” and questioned whether the bank was actually deviating from cryptocurrencies (as announced). , and described its record as “shocking, comparable to that of the failed Signature Bank”. The Vidar report concluded that Metropolitan Commercial Bank “is a failed bank and will share the fate” of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank.
As a result of this news, MCB’s stock price fell $9.66 per share, or 27.58%, to close at $25.36 per share on March 30, 2023.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris and Tel Aviv, is recognized as one of the leading law firms specializing in corporate, securities and antitrust litigation. Pomerantz was founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, Dean of the Class Bar Association, and pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues the tradition he founded and fights for the rights of victims of securities fraud, fiduciary breaches and corporate wrongdoing. The Company has recovered numerous millions of dollars in damages on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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