Cap Markets

Climate First Bank has raised $29 million in initial capital, surpassing the $17 million target set by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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The Maryland company recently raised $345 million to form the subsidiary and fund growth opportunities for its bank.

Organizers of Integrity Bank for Business must raise around $19.9 million before they can open the bank.

Retail investors revolted against institutional investors by buying heavily shorted stocks in January, reanimating regulatory concerns about short selling and market manipulation. But is shorting a check on speculation, or a driver of it?

The San Francisco company has now backed 11 minority-owned banks as part of a $50 million pledge it announced last year.

The California company has not established a time or pricing for the IPO.

On Dec. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

Organizers of the Florida de novo will need to raise $17 million in capital before opening.

For banks that pass this year’s stress tests, the Federal Reserve said it will eliminate the restrictions on dividends and share buybacks while subjecting those institutions instead to the stress capital buffer.