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Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk

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Key takeaways

  • Paraguay's central bank seized Ueno Bank after its solvency ratio fell below half the legal minimum, putting millions of customers and about $380 million in public funds at risk.
  • Exposed: XLF, KRE, JPM, BAC, WFC
  • Market reaction: KRE +1.7% on the day (still updating); XLF +1.5% on the day (still updating); BAC +3.3% on the day (still updating)

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Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk

Paraguay's central bank seized Ueno Bank after its solvency ratio fell below half the legal minimum, putting millions of customers and about $380 million in public funds at risk.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • No related companies are mapped for this report yet.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk Latin Times

Source: Latin Times

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

Companies tied to this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    For “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk.” Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    For “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    For “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    For “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk,” Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

The 4 Nov 2026 story “Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk” names Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) because of this story.

The link for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is this: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (KRE): SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) price range

JPM traded between 325.12 and 345.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 338.00. KRE traded between 67.80 and 71.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.61. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

A simple score for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

46 out of 100

“Ueno Bank's collapse strands 3 million customers and puts $380 million in Paraguay's public pension funds at risk” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.