Sun Bancorp in NJ Narrows Losses with Better Credit

Sun Bancorp Inc. in Vineland, N.J., narrowed the size of its loss in the fourth quarter after moving more nonperforming assets off its books.

The loss of $1.5 million, or 2 cents a share, compared to a loss of $28.2 million a year earlier, the $3.2 billion-asset company said late Wednesday. Nonperforming assets fell 20% from the third quarter and 37% from a year earlier, to $112.7 million.

Since selling a 25% stake to private equity firm WL Ross & Co. in 2010, the company has been unloading problem loans. Sun, as have other private equity-backed community banks, has taken losses on the sale of loans for less than their original face value.

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