Treasury to Receive $91 Million in Latest Tarp Auction

The Treasury Department will receive $91 million from its latest auction.

The agency announced plans last week to auction nearly $118 million of securities from Centrue Financial in Ottawa, Ill.; DeSoto County Bank in Horn Lake, Miss.; First Banks in Clayton, Mo.; RCB Financial in Rome, Ga.; Reliance Bancshares in Frontenac, Mo.; and Severn Bancorp in Annapolis, Md.

The auction includes a few steep discounts. Because the Treasury failed to receive sufficient bids above the minimum price for Centrue's shares, the government will keep about 23% of its holdings in the company.

The sales are expected to close around Sept. 25.

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