The country's largest undercapitalized bank, U.S. Century Bank of Doral, Fla., raised $30 million in December through the sale of three loans,
The sale will inject much-needed capital into the bank following the
Approximately 22% of U.S. Century's loans were nonperforming as of Sept. 30, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and as of November the bank
Only one of the three loans U.S. Century sold in December is in foreclosure. The largest of the three mortgages, a $25.6 million property on 76 acres of farmland in Homestead, Fla., was bought by the homebuilder Lennar Corp, according to the report.
The other two mortgages U.S. Century sold were a $2.6 million loan on an apartment complex in Homestead, which is in foreclosure, and a $1.8 million loan on a vacant lot in Davie, Fla.
In an emailed statement to American Banker, U.S. Century said that reducing its level of classified loans was a key focus in 2012. "During the last quarter, we were successful at reducing these considerably. We will continue to focus on reducing these throughout this year as we work on increasing the bank's capital," the statement said.