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Harvard Illinois Bancorp in Harvard, Ill., which recently disclosed that it had been exposed to a fraud scheme involving certain investments, has hired an investment bank to help it "evaluate strategic alternatives."
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The growing influence of two directors known for seeking big changes at other banks has raised questions about whether Naugatuck Valley Financial in Connecticut may be put up for sale.
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The $171 million-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that it was recently informed that certain loans used to back its investment in repurchase agreements may be fraudulent.
October 1
Activist investor Joseph Stilwell is threatening to fight yet another proxy battle against Harvard Illinois Bancorp.
Stilwell said in a recent regulatory filing that he wants the $171 million asset company, which was recently the victim of an alleged fraud scheme, to "quickly" sell itself. The investor, who owns nearly 10% of Harvard Illinois' stock, said he would "seek board representation at the upcoming annual meeting and may pursue further actions."
Stilwell has failed on three occasions to put a director on Harvard Illinois' board. Earlier this year, Stilwell sent fellow shareholders a photograph of the company's former chairman sleeping during the 2013 annual meeting, while urging a vote for change.
The activist has made similar filings against other bank holding companies, including
Harvard Illinois hired investment bank, Sterne, Agee & Leach last month to help it "evaluate strategic alternatives after the company took a 47% loss on an $18.1 million investment backed by an
