Colonial BancGroup Clarifies Information about a Search Warrant
04/08/2009 4:07pm
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Colonial Bancgroup (NYSE:CNB)
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The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (BancGroup) (NYSE: CNB) confirmed that
federal agents associated with the Special Inspector General for the
Troubled Asset Relief Program executed a search warrant at BancGroup’s
Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division located on East Pine Street in
Orlando, Florida. Certain press reports have indicated that two Colonial
Bank branch locations were the subject of the search warrant. Those
reports are incorrect. BancGroup is cooperating with the investigation.
Colonial Bank continues to conduct business as usual.
About Colonial
Colonial BancGroup operates 355 branches in Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Nevada and Texas with over $25 billion in assets. The Company’s common
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CNB and
is located online at www.colonialbank.com.
In some newspapers, the stock is listed as ColBgp.
This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the federal securities laws. Words such as “believes,” “estimates,”
“plans,” “expects,” “should,” “may,” “might,” ”could,” “outlook,” “potential,”
“would” and “anticipates,” and the negative of these terms and similar
expressions, as they relate to The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (BancGroup)
(including its subsidiaries or its management), are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this
release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such
statements.
In addition to factors mentioned elsewhere in this release or
previously disclosed in BancGroup’s SEC reports (accessible on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov
or on BancGroup’s website at www.colonialbank.com),
the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ materially from forward-looking statements and future results
could differ materially from historical performance. These factors are
not exclusive:
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continued deterioration in Colonial Bank’s financial condition,
including losses in our loan portfolio greater than estimated or
expected;
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failure to close on the pending sale of 21 branch offices of
Colonial Bank located in Nevada pursuant to the asset purchase
agreement with Global Consumer Acquisition Corporation (GCAC);
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an inability to raise additional capital on terms and conditions
that are satisfactory, including the failure to receive final approval
and actual funding from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital
Purchase Program;
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imposition of regulatory conditions or requirements on either
BancGroup or the other parties to the transaction referenced above
that could make consummation of such transaction impracticable;
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failure to comply with the recent regulatory orders and additional
regulatory measures that could be imposed independently or as a result
of such failures;
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possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern;
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the impact of current economic conditions and the results of our
operations on our ability to borrow additional funds to meet our
liquidity needs;
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economic conditions affecting real estate values and transactions
in BancGroup’s market and/or general economic conditions, either
nationally or regionally, that are less favorable or take longer to
recover than expected;
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changes in the interest rate environment which expand or reduce
margins or adversely affect critical estimates as applied, projected
returns on investments, and fair values of assets;
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continued or sustained deterioration of market and economic
conditions or business performance could increase the likelihood that
we would have an additional goodwill impairment charge;
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deposit attrition, customer loss, or revenue loss in the ordinary
course of business;
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increases in competitive pressure in the banking industry and from
non-banks;
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costs or difficulties related to the integration of the businesses
of BancGroup and institutions it acquires are greater than expected;
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the inability of BancGroup to realize elements of its strategic and
operating plans for 2009 and beyond, including a reduction of assets
in order to improve capital ratios;
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the anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements from the
Colonial 1st program may not be achieved in
their entirety or accomplished within our expected time frame;
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natural disasters in BancGroup’s primary market areas which result
in prolonged business disruption or materially impair the value of
collateral securing loans;
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management’s assumptions and estimates underlying critical
accounting policies prove to be inadequate or materially incorrect or
are not borne out by subsequent events;
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the impact of recent and future federal and state legislative and
regulatory changes;
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current or future litigation, regulatory investigations,
proceedings, inquiries or directives;
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strategies to manage interest rate risk may yield results other
than those anticipated;
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changes which may occur in the regulatory environment;
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a significant rate of inflation (deflation);
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unanticipated litigation or claims;
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changes in the securities markets;
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acts of terrorism or war; and
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details of the recently enacted Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the
Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan and various announced and
unannounced programs implemented by the U.S. Treasury Department and
bank regulators to address capital and liquidity concerns in the
banking system are still being finalized and may have a significant
effect on the financial services industry and BancGroup.
Many of these factors are beyond BancGroup’s control. The reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements
made by or on behalf of BancGroup. Any such statement speaks only as of
the date the statement was made or as of such date that may be
referenced within the statement. BancGroup does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.