Georgia

Though its nonperforming loans grew dramatically in the second quarter, Appalachian Bancshares Inc. in Ellijay, Ga., said Thursday that it expects to bring in enough capital to satisfy a regulatory order.

With loan trouble continuing to escalate, United Community Banks Inc. in Blairsville, Ga., swung to a $23.1 million operating loss in the second quarter, from a $7.1 million operating profit a year earlier.