Expiration of unlimited deposit insurance on certain bank accounts and the implementation of new regulations to deter international tax evasion could chase some depositors away from exposed banks.

“The impact is yet to be seen, whether they are going to have any runoff in terms of clients, and that’s the fear,” said Frank Gonzalez, principal-in-charge of the financial institutions practice at accounting firm Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra in Miami.