Capitol Bancorp Ltd., based in Lansing, filed for bankruptcy with a prepackaged reorganization plan after a proposed restructuring failed.
Capitol Bancorp, in its Chapter 11 petition filed Thursday in U.S. bankruptcy court in Detroit, listed total assets of $112.2 million and debt of $195.6 million.
The company also reported Thursday a net loss of $10.3 million in the quarter that ended June 30, compared with a loss of $16.4 million a year earlier. The loss was due to “continued costs associated with problem asset resolution.�
“Capitol continues to focus on liquidity to manage its balance sheet in the face of ongoing economic challenges and regulatory constraints,� the company said in its earnings release Thursday.
Capitol Bancorp announced in June a voluntary
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