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Premarket roundup: New York Comm Bancorp, Kohl's

Dec. 7, 2009
Among the premarket stories for Monday, Dec. 7, from AP Financial News: _ New York Community Bancorp Inc. shares rose after it acquired failed Ohio bank AmTrust Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. _ Kohl's Corp. is likely to continue to gain market...
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California's 1st Centennial Bank closed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The 1st Centennial Bank of Redlands, Calif., has been closed by the California Department of Financial Institutions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says.

Illinois bank is first to fail in 2009

BERKELEY, Ill., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The National Bank of Commerce of Berkeley, Ill., has become the first U.S. bank to fail in 2009, officials said.

Georgia bank becomes 10th to fail

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- State regulators say they've shut down the Integrity Bank of Alpharetta, Ga., marking the United States' 10th bank failure of 2008.

FDIC orders Fla. bank to tighten controls

MIAMI LAKES, Fla., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Great Florida Bank has accepted federal orders to improve safeguards against money laundering.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler