First Citizens Banc Corp (FCZA) in Sandusky, Ohio, is planning to exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
The $1.1 billion-asset company said in a regulatory filing that it plans to redeem all 23,184 outstanding preferred shares that it issued to the Treasury Department, according to a regulatory filing. Each share will be purchased in mid-February ar a redemption price of $1,012.50.
First Citizens received $23.2 million from the Treasury in 2009. The Treasury
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The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $4.5 million fine against Voxbeam Telecommunications, which it accused of facilitating fraud scams. Many of the calls spoofed phone numbers belonging to American banks.
New jobs in health care largely drove the gains, while the federal workforce and finance continued to shrink.
The Cincinnati bank's Newline business is now its fastest growing commercial payments segment.
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