On September 17, 2009
Fragile Regional Banks Turn to Investors in bid to Raise Capital
Beaten down regional banks badly need capital, and they think know where to find it: the public market. Zions, a $53 billion-asset banking company based in Utah, on Thursday affirmed its plan to raise $250 million in a secondary stock offering. Another large regional player, Synovus, earlier this week announced it would seek to raise up $350 million in a stock offering, part of a broader plan by the Georgia company to add $500 million in capital. Also this month, Ohio’s Huntington Bancshares said it plans a stock offering expected to raise up to $150 million. Many midsize banks — those with $1 billion to $100 billion in assets — need capital to offset rising losses on residential mortgage and,…
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