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In recent weeks some bank stocks have been delisted for failing to meet the market's $1 minimum bid price requirement, and as Nasdaq cracks down, other banks are choosing to delist voluntarily before they get kicked out.
March 15 - Michigan
Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., announced Monday that it is raising additional capital a month after an effort to raise funds from existing shareholders came up short.
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Many financial institutions' main Web sites include microsites — pages that promote a specific product or service. They're not too flashy or innovative, not too expensive, not too taxing on the technology department and certainly present no threat of overshadowing the banks' primary sites.
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Prosecutors are expected to announce the arrest of Charles J. Antonucci Sr., the former president of The Park Avenue Bank, which was closed by regulators on Friday.
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Instead of raising enough capital for a worst-case scenario, Bank of Florida plans to raise just enough to be considered adequately capitalized and plans to grow after that through earnings.
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Instead of raising enough capital for a worst-case scenario, Bank of Florida plans to raise just enough to be considered adequately capitalized and plans to grow after that through earnings.
March 12 - New York
WASHINGTON — The government closed state-chartered banks in New York, Florida and Louisiana late Friday to bring the year's failure tally to 30.
March 12 - Virginia
Cardinal Bankshares Corp. of Floyd, Va., announced Friday that earnings declined 64.7% in 2009.
March 12 - New York
Regulators decided on a rare Thursday seizure because a Friday evening closure would have conflicted with the Jewish Sabbath.
March 12 - Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Bancorp Inc. in Hatboro, Pa., has become the latest converted mutual to announce a second-step conversion.
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Regulators decided on a rare Thursday seizure because a Friday evening closure would have conflicted with the Jewish Sabbath.
March 12 - Delaware
The Bancorp Inc. of Wilmington, Del., said last week it has repaid the $45.2 million it received through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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Bank of Florida Corp. unveiled a two-pronged capital-raising plan Friday to raise a projected $45 million, with shares outstanding potentially surging toward 100 million from the current 13 million.
March 12 - New York
The U.S. earned $11.15 million in its latest auction of warrants obtained from institutions that were once part of its $700 billion financial company rescue program.
March 12 - New York
WASHINGTON — State regulators shut $209.7 million-asset LibertyPointe Bank of New York, a rare move for a Thursday evening that usually indicates a bank's condition was deteriorating rapidly.
March 11 - California
In what would be the biggest credit union merger to date, Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union and First Tech Credit Union have announced an agreement to combine and create a credit union with almost $5 billion of assets.
March 11 - Texas
MetroCorp Bancshares Inc. in Houston announced a revision to its fourth-quarter results, widening its loss largely as a result of additional loan-loss provisioning.
March 11 - California
Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., said it plans to raise $60 million through a private placement of preferred shares.
March 11 - Georgia
PAB Bankshares Inc. in Georgia says it plans to raise $85 million through a common stock offering.
March 11 - Pennsylvania
Tower Bancorp Inc. in Harrisburg, Pa., doesn't mind taking on the problem assets of First Chester County Corp., but it wants no part of its mortgage business.
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