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Bailout Bank Bio: The Freeport State Bank

The Freeport State Bank received $301,000 from the Capital Purchase Program in exchange for preferred stock with warrants on February 6,...

Bailout Bank Bio: HF Financial Corp

HF Financial Corp operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides consumer and commercial banking services in the...

Bank Bailout Bio: First ULB Bancshares (United Labor Bank)

First ULB received $4.9 million in preferred stock with exercised warrants on January 23, 2009 under the Capital Purchase Program. The...

Bailout Bank Bio: Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. is the holding company for Peoples Bank.  The company is headquartered in Newton, North Carolina,...

Bailout Bank Bio: Parkvale Financial

Parkvale Financial Corporation operates as a holding company for Parkvale Savings Bank that provides various consumer and commercial...

Bailout Bank Bio: Peoples Bancorp (OH)

Peoples Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank, National Association, which provides various financial services and...

Bailout Bank Bio: Pacific Coast National Bancorp

Pacific Coast National Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Pacific Coast National Bank that provides a range of commercial and...

Bailout Bank Bio: Tidelands Bancshares, Inc.

Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Tidelands Bank. Its primary market...

Bailout Bank Bio: Pulaski Financial Corp

Pulaski Financial Corp. is a holding company for Pulaski Bank, which serves the greater St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri areas. In...

Bailout Bank Bio: OceanFirst Financial

OceanFirst Financial Corp.,Inc. is a holding company for OceanFirst Bank, based in Toms River, New Jersey.  The company operates 20 branch...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...