LANSING, Mich. and PHOENIX, Aug. 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC)
announced today that it has completed the sale of its 51 percent
interest in USNY Bank.
Capitol's Chairman and CEO Joseph D.
Reid said, "We are pleased to complete this sale, which has
unlocked additional capital that will be utilized to support our
affiliate network."
At June 30, 2010, USNY Bank had
total assets of approximately $70
million.
About Capitol Bancorp Limited
Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) is a $4.7 billion national community banking company,
with a network of separately chartered banks in 14 states. Founded
in 1988, Capitol Bancorp Limited has executive offices in
Lansing, Michigan, and
Phoenix, Arizona.
Forward Looking Statement
Certain statements in this announcement contain forward-looking
statements that are based on management's expectations, estimates,
projections and assumptions. Words such as "expects,"
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variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to
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made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially
from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
press release. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking
statements attributable to the company or any person acting on the
Corporation's behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements in
this press release. The Corporation does not undertake any
obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to
forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or
changes in expectations after the date of this press release.
SOURCE Capitol Bancorp Limited
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