10-Q 1 form10q.htm FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 form10q.htm


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

T
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
 
OR
£
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
 
For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

Commission file number:  001-31708

CAPITOL BANCORP LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan
 
38-2761672
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
   
Capitol Bancorp Center
   
Fourth Floor
   
200 N. Washington Square
   
Lansing, Michigan
 
48933
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

517-487-6555
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes   T
No   £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes   T
No   £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer   £
   
Accelerated filer   £
Non-accelerated filer     £   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company   T

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes   £
No   T

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Class
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2011
Common Stock, No par value
 
41,046,843 shares

 
 
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INDEX

PART I.                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements contained in this document, including consolidated financial statements of Capitol Bancorp Limited (Capitol or the Corporation), Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in documents incorporated into this document by reference that are not historical facts, including, without limitation, statements of future expectations, projections of results of operations and financial condition, statements of future economic performance and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual future results, performance or achievements of Capitol and/or its subsidiaries and other operating units to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements.  The words "intend," "expect," "project," "estimate," "predict," "anticipate," "should," "could," "believe," "may," "might," and similar expressions also are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Important factors which may cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the results of Capitol's efforts to implement its business strategy, (ii) changes in interest rates, (iii) legislation or regulatory requirements adversely impacting Capitol's banking business and/or operating strategy, (iv) adverse changes in business conditions or inflation, (v) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, which are less favorable than expected and that result in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or loan performance and collectability, (vi) competitive pressures among financial institutions, (vii) changes in securities markets, (viii) actions of competitors of Capitol's banks and Capitol's ability to respond to such actions, (ix) the cost of and access to capital, which may depend in part on Capitol's asset quality, prospects and outlook, (x) changes in governmental regulation, tax rates and similar matters, (xi) changes in management, (xii) consummation of pending sales of certain bank subsidiaries, (xiii) completion of Capitol's selective bank divestiture activities, (xiv) other risks detailed in Capitol's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and (xv) the following, among others:

·  Capitol's ability to continue as a going concern;

·  The impact on Capitol's financial results, reputation and business if it is unable to comply with all applicable federal and state regulations and applicable formal agreements, consent orders, other regulatory actions and any related capital requirements;

·  Management's ability to effectively manage interest rate risk and the impact of interest rates, in general, on the volatility of Capitol's net interest income;

·  The effect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the implementation by the Department of the U.S. Treasury and federal banking regulators of a number of programs to address capital and liquidity issues within the banking system and additional programs that may apply to Capitol in the future, all of which may have significant effects on Capitol and the financial services industry;

·  The decline in commercial and residential real estate values and sales volume and the likely potential for continuing illiquidity in the real estate market;

·  The risks associated with the high concentration of commercial real estate loans within Capitol's portfolio;

·  The uncertainties in estimating the fair value of developed real estate and undeveloped land relating to collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned in light of declining demand for such assets, falling prices and continuing illiquidity in the real estate market;

·  Negative developments and disruptions in the credit and lending markets, including the impact of the ongoing credit crisis on Capitol's business and on the businesses of its customers as well as other banks and lending institutions with which Capitol has commercial relationships;

·  A continuation of unprecedented volatility in the capital markets;

·  The risks associated with implementing Capitol's business strategy, including its ability to preserve and access sufficient capital to execute its strategy;


 
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INDEX – Continued

PART I.                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION – Continued

Forward-Looking Statements – Continued

·  Continued unemployment and its impact on Capitol's customers' savings rates and their ability to service debt obligations;

·  Fluctuations in the value of Capitol's investment securities;

·  The ability to attract and retain senior management experienced in banking and financial services;

·  The sufficiency of the allowance for loan losses to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent within the loan portfolio;

·  Capitol's ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to compete effectively in the marketplace;

·  Credit risks and risks from concentrations (by geographic area and by industry) within each of Capitol's subsidiary banks' loan portfolio and individual large loans;

·  The effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds, and other financial institutions operating in Capitol's market or elsewhere or providing similar services;

·  The failure of assumptions underlying estimates for the allowance for loan losses and estimation of values of collateral or cash flow projections related to collateral-dependent loans;

·  Volatility of rate-sensitive deposits;

·  Operational risks, including data processing system failures or fraud;

·  Liquidity risks;

·  The ability to successfully acquire deposits for funding and the pricing thereof;

·  The ability to successfully execute strategies to increase noninterest income;

·  Changes in the economic environment, competition or other factors that may influence loan demand and repayment, deposit inflows and outflows, and the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing;

·  The impact from liabilities arising from legal or administrative proceedings on the financial condition of Capitol;

·  The current prohibition of Capitol's subsidiary banks to pay dividends to Capitol without prior written authorization from regulatory agencies;

·  The current prohibition of Capitol's payment of cash dividends on its common stock and periodic payments on its trust-preferred securities without prior written regulatory authorization;

·  Administrative or enforcement actions of banking regulators in connection with any material failure of Capitol or its subsidiary banks to comply with banking laws, rules or regulations or formal agreements with regulatory agencies;

·  Capitol's compliance with the terms of its written agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank, amendments thereto or subsequent regulatory agreements;

·  The continued availability of credit facilities provided by Federal Home Loan Banks to Capitol's banking subsidiaries;

 
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INDEX – Continued

PART I.                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION – Continued

Forward-Looking Statements – Continued

·  The uncertainties of future depositor activity regarding potentially uninsured deposits;

·  The possibility of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) assessing Capitol's banking subsidiaries for any cross-guaranty liability;

·  Governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes, that may result in the imposition of costs and constraints on Capitol through higher FDIC insurance premiums, significant fluctuations in market interest rates, increases in capital requirements and operational limitations;

·  Changes in general economic or industry conditions, nationally or in the communities in which Capitol conducts business, including without limitation, concerns regarding the recent downgrade of the United States' credit rating and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe which could have a material adverse effect on Capitol's business, financial condition and liquidity;

·  Changes in legislation or regulatory and accounting principles, policies, or guidelines affecting the business conducted by Capitol;

·  The impact of possible future material impairment charges;

·  Acts of war or terrorism;

·  Capitol's ability to manage fluctuations in the value of its assets and liabilities and maintain sufficient capital and liquidity to support its operations;

·  The concentration of Capitol's nonperforming assets by loan type in certain geographic regions and with affiliated borrowing groups;

·  The risk of additional future losses if the proceeds Capitol receives upon the liquidation of assets are less than the carrying value of such assets;

·  Restrictions or limitations on access to funds from subsidiaries and potential obligations to contribute additional capital to Capitol's subsidiaries, which may restrict its ability to make payments on its obligations;

·  The availability and cost of capital and liquidity on favorable terms, if at all;

·  The risk that the realization of deferred tax assets may not occur;

·  The risk that Capitol may not be able to complete its various proposed divestitures, mergers and consolidations of certain of its subsidiary banks or, if completed, realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed mergers and/or consolidations;

·  The costs, effects and impact of litigation, investigations, inquiries or similar matters, or adverse facts and developments related thereto, including without limitation, the current investigation by the SEC and the results of regulatory examinations and reviews;

·  The risk that Capitol could have an "ownership change" under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, which could impair its ability to timely and fully utilize its net operating losses for tax purposes and so-called built-in losses that may exist if such an "ownership change" occurs;

·  Other factors and other information contained in this document and in other reports and filings that Capitol makes with the SEC under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, under the caption "Risk Factors"; and

·  Other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technical factors affecting Capitol's operations, products, services and prices.

 
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INDEX – Continued

PART I.                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION – Continued

Forward-Looking Statements – Continued

For a discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, you should refer to the risk factors and other information in this Form 10-Q and Capitol's other periodic filings, including its 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, that Capitol files from time to time with the SEC.  All written or oral forward-looking statements that are made by or are attributable to Capitol are expressly qualified by this cautionary notice.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated.  All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Capitol or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing factors.  Investors and other interested parties are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak as of the date of such statements.  Capitol undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements (unaudited):
Page
 
Condensed consolidated balance sheets – June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
6
 
Condensed consolidated statements of operations – Three months and six months
ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
7
 
Condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity – Six months ended
June 30, 2011 and 2010.
8
 
2011 and 2010.
9
 
10
Item 2.
31
Item 3.
50
Item 4.
50
 
PART II.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
51
Item 1A.
52
Item 2.
52
Item 3.
53
Item 4.
53
Item 5.
53
Item 6.
53
 
 
 
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PART I, ITEM 1
               
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
(in $1,000s, except share and per-share data)
               
   
(Unaudited)
       
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
ASSETS
             
Cash and due from banks
    $ 66,968     $ 46,828  
Money market and interest-bearing deposits
      385,458       416,067  
Federal funds sold
      670       413  
Cash and cash equivalents     453,096       463,308  
Loans held for sale
      1,536       6,245  
Investment securities -- Note C:
                 
   Available for sale, carried at fair value
      23,671       15,489  
   Held for long-term investment, carried at
                 
     amortized cost which approximates fair value
    2,103       2,893  
Total investment securities     25,774       18,382  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve
               
  Bank stock (carried on the basis of cost) -- Note C
    14,907       15,636  
Portfolio loans -- Note D:
                 
   Loans secured by real estate:
                 
    Commercial
      1,143,502       1,228,132  
    Residential (including multi-family)
      424,643       468,357  
    Construction, land development and other land
    169,931       196,464  
Total loans secured by real estate     1,738,076       1,892,953  
   Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    259,009       307,259  
   Consumer
      19,396       21,463  
   Other
      18,202       14,927  
Total portfolio loans     2,034,683       2,236,602  
   Less allowance for loan losses
      (113,850 )     (133,170 )
Net portfolio loans     1,920,833       2,103,432  
Premises and equipment
      31,296       33,381  
Accrued interest income
      6,815       7,532  
Other real estate owned
      103,078       101,618  
Other assets
      15,943       14,771  
Assets of discontinued operations -- Note E
      372,581       775,909  
                   
            TOTAL ASSETS
    $ 2,945,859     $ 3,540,214  
                   
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                 
LIABILITIES:
                 
Deposits:
                 
   Noninterest-bearing
    $ 413,938     $ 398,718  
   Interest-bearing
      1,962,729       2,138,919  
Total deposits     2,376,667       2,537,637  
Debt obligations:
                 
   Notes payable and other borrowings
      88,876       111,699  
   Subordinated debentures -- Note I
      149,106       167,586  
Total debt obligations     237,982       279,285  
Accrued interest on deposits and other liabilities
    51,070       49,921  
Liabilities of discontinued operations -- Note E
    339,089       712,052  
Total liabilities     3,004,808       3,578,895  
                   
EQUITY:
                 
Capitol Bancorp Limited stockholders' equity -- Notes G and L:
               
  Preferred stock (Series A), 700,000 shares authorized
               
      ($100 per-share liquidation preference); 50,980 shares
               
      issued and outstanding
      5,098       5,098  
  Preferred stock (for potential future issuance),
               
    19,300,000 shares authorized (none issued and outstanding)
    --       --  
  Common stock, no par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized;
               
     issued and outstanding:    2011 - 41,046,843 shares                
2010 - 21,614,856 shares     292,164       287,190  
  Retained-earnings deficit
      (369,273 )     (353,757 )
  Undistributed common stock held by employee-benefit trust
    (541 )     (541 )
  Fair value adjustment (net of tax effect) for investment securities
               
     available for sale (accumulated other comprehensive income)
    131       156  
Total Capitol Bancorp Limited stockholders' equity deficit
    (72,421 )     (61,854 )
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    13,472       23,173  
Total equity deficit     (58,949 )     (38,681 )
                   
            TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  $ 2,945,859     $ 3,540,214  
                   
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
               

 
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CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(in $1,000s, except per share data)
                         
    Three Month Period    
Six Month Period
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Interest income:
                       
  Portfolio loans (including fees)
  $ 28,497     $ 34,656     $ 58,772     $ 71,172  
  Loans held for sale
    13       54       37       105  
  Taxable investment securities
    42       54       92       249  
  Federal funds sold
    2       2       4       7  
  Other
    355       499       767       913  
                                Total interest income
    28,909       35,265       59,672       72,446  
Interest expense:
                               
  Deposits
    6,687       11,441       14,209       23,813  
  Debt obligations and other
    3,092       4,000       6,182       8,391  
                                Total interest expense
    9,779       15,441       20,391       32,204  
                                Net interest income
    19,130       19,824       39,281       40,242  
Provision for loan losses -- Note D
    6,355       41,565       19,820       87,150  
 Net interest income (deficiency) after
                 
                                   provision for loan losses
    12,775       (21,741 )     19,461       (46,908 )
Noninterest income:
                               
  Service charges on deposit accounts
    841       885       1,671       1,790  
  Trust and wealth-management revenue
    817       1,170       1,761       2,322  
  Fees from origination of non-portfolio residential
                               
     mortgage loans
    198       338       445       690  
  Gain on sale of government-guaranteed loans
    900       184       1,427       297  
  Gain on debt extinguishment -- Note I
    --       --       16,861       1,255  
  Realized gain on sale of investment securities available
                         
     for sale
    --       --       --       14  
  Other
    2,950       1,802       4,749       4,043  
                               Total noninterest income
    5,706       4,379       26,914       10,411  
Noninterest expense:
                               
  Salaries and employee benefits
    13,807       15,988       27,700       32,239  
  Occupancy
    3,023       3,373       6,155       6,592  
  Equipment rent, depreciation and maintenance
    2,083       2,431       4,132       4,913  
  Costs associated with foreclosed properties and other
                               
     real estate owned
    9,339       8,563       16,803       20,102  
  FDIC insurance premiums and other regulatory fees
    2,590       3,685       5,575       7,389  
  Other
    4,392       6,556       12,007       14,255  
                                Total noninterest expense
    35,234       40,596       72,372       85,490  
                                Loss before income tax benefit
    (16,753 )     (57,958 )     (25,997 )     (121,987 )
Income tax benefit
    (272 )     (5,118 )     (2,474 )     (5,916 )
                                Loss from continuing operations
    (16,481 )     (52,840 )     (23,523 )     (116,071 )
Discontinued operations -- Note E:
                               
  Income (loss) from operations of bank subsidiaries sold
    (1,138 )     3,397       317       5,598  
  Gain on sale of bank subsidiaries
    184       10,083       4,552       10,083  
  Less income tax expense
    71       4,559       1,626       5,469  
                                Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (1,025 )     8,921       3,243       10,212  
                                NET LOSS
    (17,506 )     (43,919 )     (20,280 )     (105,859 )
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests in
                               
  consolidated subsidiaries
    1,068       2,916       4,131       16,974  
                                 
      NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CAPITOL
                               
      BANCORP LIMITED
  $ (16,438 )   $ (41,003 )   $ (16,149 )   $ (88,885 )
                                 
      NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE
                               
      TO CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED -- Note H
  $ (0.40 )   $ (1.98 )   $ (0.44 )   $ (4.67 )
                                 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                               

 
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CAPITOL BANCORP LTD.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(in $1,000s)
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
  Net loss
  $ (20,280 )   $ (105,859 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided
               
    by operating activities (including discontinued operations):
               
      Provision for loan losses
    22,071       94,864  
      Depreciation of premises and equipment
    3,073       4,300  
      Amortization of intangibles
    --       115  
      Net amortization of investment security premiums
    97       270  
      Loss on sale of premises and equipment
    13       34  
      Gain on sale of government-guaranteed loans
    (1,686 )     (968 )
      Gain on sale of bank subsidiaries
    (4,552 )     (10,083 )
      Gain on debt extinguishment
    (16,861 )     (1,255 )
      Realized gain on sale of investment securities available for sale
    --       (14 )
      Loss on sale of other real estate owned
    112       1,727  
      Write-down of other real estate owned
    11,571       14,442  
      Amortization of issuance costs of subordinated debentures
    51       73  
      Share-based compensation expense
    141       357  
      Deferred income tax credit
    (19,458 )     (48,038 )
      Valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets
    20,012       49,331  
  Originations and purchases of loans held for sale
    (17,215 )     (59,630 )
  Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale
    22,720       65,752  
  Decrease (increase) in accrued interest income and other assets
    15,098       (4,174 )
  Increase in accrued interest expense on deposits and
               
     other liabilities
    4,902       2,910  
                 
                NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    19,809       4,154  
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
  Cash equivalents of acquired bank affiliate
    --       18,949  
  Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale
    488       22,079  
  Proceeds from calls, prepayments and maturities of investment
               
     securities
    9,664       10,057  
  Purchases of investment securities
    (17,798 )     (14,004 )
  Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock by issuer
    1,782       637  
  Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    (861 )     (1,424 )
  Net decrease in portfolio loans
    129,707       47,912  
  Proceeds from sales of government-guaranteed loans
    21,942       11,961  
  Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment
    62       126  
  Purchases of premises and equipment
    (720 )     (3,620 )
  Proceeds from sale of bank subsidiaries
    13,704       33,084  
  Payments received on other real estate owned
    81       --  
  Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
    16,533       27,730  
                 
                NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    174,584       153,487  
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
  Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts and savings accounts
    80,459       95,339  
  Net decrease in certificates of deposit
    (241,728 )     (57,080 )
  Net borrowings from (payments on) debt obligations
    1,193       (973 )
  Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
    104,350       465,358  
  Payments on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
    (130,516 )     (517,981 )
  Resources provided by noncontrolling interests
    9,000       3,420  
  Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
    --       6,836  
  Tax effect of share-based payments
    (237 )     (36 )
                 
                NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (177,479 )     (5,117 )
                 
                INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    16,914       152,524  
                 
Change in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
    (27,126 )     (49,282 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    463,308       558,228  
                 
                CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 453,096     $ 661,470  
                 
Supplemental disclosures:
               
  Cash paid during the period for interest on deposits and debt obligations
  $ 22,522     $ 40,620  
  Transfers of loans to other real estate owned
    29,877       41,291  
  Surrender of common stock to facilitate vesting of restricted stock
    12       3  
  Exchange of common stock for redemption of debt
    5,082       3,325  
                 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
               

 
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CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED

Note A – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Capitol Bancorp Limited (Capitol or the Corporation) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The condensed consolidated financial statements do, however, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature (in accordance with Rule 10-01(b)(8) of Regulation S-X) which Capitol considers necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods.

The results of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011.

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.  Certain 2010 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2011 presentation.

Capitol's ability to continue to operate as a going concern is contingent upon a number of factors which are discussed on page 42 of this document, as well as a variety of risk factors discussed elsewhere in this document and Capitol's other filings with the SEC.  Capitol's auditors included a going concern qualification in the most recent report on the Corporation's audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010.

Note B – Accounting Standards Updates

In January 2010, an accounting standards update regarding fair value measurements and disclosures was issued to require more robust disclosures about (1) different classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value, (2) valuation techniques and inputs used, (3) the activity in Level 3 fair-value measurements and (4) the transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3 of fair-value estimates.  The new disclosures became effective for the Corporation beginning January 1, 2010, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair-value measurements which became effective beginning January 1, 2011.  These new disclosures did not have a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements upon implementation.

In July 2010, an accounting standards update was issued which requires significant new disclosures on a disaggregated basis about the allowance for loan losses and the credit quality of loans.  Under this standards update, a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses with the ending balance further disaggregated on the basis of the impairment methods used to establish loss estimates, along with the related ending loan balances and significant purchases and sales of loans during the period are to be disclosed by portfolio segment or classification used for reporting purposes.  Additional disclosures are required by class of loan, including credit quality, aging of past-due loans, nonaccrual status and impairment information.  Disclosure of the nature and extent of troubled debt restructurings that occur during the period and their effect on the allowance for loan losses, as well as the effect on the allowance regarding troubled debt restructurings that occur within the prior 12 months that defaulted during the current reporting period, will also be required.  The disclosures are to be presented at the level of disaggregation that management uses when assessing and monitoring the loan portfolio's risk and performance.

The majority of the disclosures under this new guidance, which are required as of the end of a reporting period, were first implemented in 2010 and are set forth in Note D.  The disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period, except for the disclosures related to troubled debt restructurings which were further delayed as noted below, became effective January 1, 2011 and did not have an effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements upon implementation except for expanded disclosures therein as set forth in Note D.


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note B – Accounting Standards Updates – Continued

In April 2011, an accounting standards update was issued clarifying what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring.  When performing the evaluation of whether a loan modification or restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist: (1) the modification constitutes a concession and (2) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties as defined by the guidance.  This guidance also clarifies that a creditor is precluded from using the borrower's effective interest rate test when performing this evaluation.  For identification and disclosure purposes, this new guidance is effective beginning in the third quarter of 2011 and is to be applied retrospectively to modifications occurring on or after January 1, 2011 that remain outstanding at September 30, 2011.  The guidance requires disclosure of the total recorded investment and allowance for loan losses for newly-identified troubled debt restructurings, based on the new guidance, as of September 30, 2011.  The previously-deferred troubled debt restructuring activity related disclosures will be concurrently required.  The new guidance will not have a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements upon implementation in the third quarter of 2011.

In April 2011, an accounting standards update was issued to improve financial reporting of repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets on substantially the agreed upon terms.  This standard eliminates consideration of the transferor's ability to fulfill its contractual rights and obligations from the criteria, as well as related implementation guidance (i.e., that it possesses adequate collateral to fund substantially all the cost of purchasing replacement financial assets), in determining effective control, even in the event of default by the transferee.  Other criteria applicable to the assessment of effective control are not changed by this new guidance.  This new guidance will become effective January 1, 2012 and management does not expect it to have a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements upon implementation.

In May 2011, an accounting standards update was issued to amend the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements to explain how to measure fair value in certain instances, but it does not require additional fair value measurements.  Some of the amendments include clarification regarding the application of the highest and best use and valuation premise concepts, measuring the fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's stockholders' equity, measuring the fair value of financial instruments that are managed within a portfolio, application of premiums and discounts in a fair value measurement and expanded disclosure requirements to include quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement that is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  This new guidance is effective prospectively beginning January 1, 2012 and management does not expect it will have a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements upon implementation.

In June 2011, an accounting standards update was issued to amend the options available for the presentation of other comprehensive income.  An entity will have the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  An entity will no longer be able to present the components of comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders' equity.  Regardless of which presentation method an entity chooses the entity is required to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented.  This new guidance is effective retrospectively for all annual and interim periods presented beginning January 1, 2012 and management does not expect it will have a material effect on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements upon implementation.



 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note C – Investment Securities

Investments in Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock are combined and classified separately from investment securities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, are restricted and may only be resold to, or redeemed by, the issuer.

Investment securities consisted of the following (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010(1)
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale:
                       
United States treasury
  $ 4,029     $ 4,041     $ 503     $ 506  
United States government agency
    11,327       11,345       12,664       12,681  
Mortgage-backed
    7,843       7,948       1,808       1,924  
Municipalities
    330       337       371       378  
      23,529       23,671       15,346       15,489  
Held for long-term investment:
                               
Capitol Development Bancorp
Limited III
     243        243        463        463  
Corporate
    1,860       1,860       2,430       2,430  
      2,103       2,103       2,893       2,893  
                                 
    $ 25,632     $ 25,774     $ 18,239     $ 18,382  

 
(1)
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.

Securities held for long-term investment are not subject to the classification and accounting rules relating to most typical investments.  In addition, Capitol's corporate investments consist mostly of equity-method investments in non-public enterprises which, accordingly, are outside of the scope of accounting rules for most typical investments which often require use of estimated fair value.  Those entities, which are primarily involved in making equity investments in or financing small businesses, use the fair value method of accounting in valuing their investment portfolios.  Notwithstanding that those investments are outside the scope of such accounting rules, they are included in Capitol's investment securities for financial reporting purposes to summarize all such investment securities together for reporting purposes.

Gross unrealized gains and losses on investment securities available for sale were as follows (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Gains
   
Losses
 
                         
United States treasury
  $ 13           $ 3        
United States government agency
    22     $ 5       18     $ 1  
Mortgage-backed
    105               116          
Municipalities
    7               7          
                                 
    $ 147     $ 5     $ 144     $ 1  


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note C – Investment Securities – Continued

The age of gross unrealized losses and carrying value (at estimated fair value) of securities available for sale are summarized below (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Carrying
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Carrying
Value
 
                         
One year or less:
                       
United States government agency
  $ 5     $ 5,211     $ 1     $ 4,797  

Gross realized gains and losses from sales and maturities of investment securities were insignificant for the periods presented.

Scheduled maturities of investment securities held as of June 30, 2011 were as follows (in $1,000s):

   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
             
Due in one year or less
  $ 5,557     $ 5,572  
After one year, through five years
    5,939       5,965  
After five years, through ten years
    423       447  
After ten years
    11,610       11,687  
Securities held for long-term investment
               
without stated maturities
    2,103       2,103  
                 
    $ 25,632     $ 25,774  

Note D – Loans

The following tables present the allowance for loan losses and the carrying amount of loans based on management's overall impairment evaluation methodology (in $1,000s), and should not be interpreted as an indication of future charge-offs:

   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Secured by Real Estate
                         
   
 
 
 
Commercial
   
Residential
(including
multi-
family)
   
Construction,
Land
Development
and Other
Land
   
Commercial
and Other
Business-
Purpose
Loans
   
 
 
 
Consumer
   
 
 
 
Other
   
 
 
 
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Individually evaluated
                                         
for impairment
  $ 14,557     $ 5,278     $ 5,641     $ 3,543     $ 29           $ 29,048  
Collectively evaluated
                                                     
for impairment
    35,072       21,118       10,373       17,046       1,016     $ 177       84,802  
                                                         
Total allowance for
                                                       
loan losses
  $ 49,629     $ 26,396     $ 16,014     $ 20,589     $ 1,045     $ 177     $ 113,850  
                                                         
Portfolio loans:
                                                       
Individually evaluated
                                                       
for impairment
  $ 169,932     $ 50,796     $ 46,304     $ 19,346     $ 125             $ 286,503  
Collectively evaluated
                                                       
for impairment
    973,570       373,847       123,627       239,663       19,271     $ 18,202       1,748,180  
                                                         
Total portfolio loans
  $ 1,143,502     $ 424,643     $ 169,931     $ 259,009     $ 19,396     $ 18,202     $ 2,034,683  


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

   
December 31, 2010(1)
 
   
Secured by Real Estate
                         
   
 
 
 
Commercial
   
Residential
(including
multi-
family)
   
Construction,
Land
Development
and Other
Land
   
Commercial
and Other
Business-
Purpose
Loans
   
 
 
 
Consumer
   
 
 
 
Other
   
 
 
 
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Individually evaluated
                                         
for impairment
  $ 9,800     $ 5,817     $ 6,513     $ 6,077                 $ 28,207  
Collectively evaluated
                                                   
for impairment
    41,270       30,690       12,848       19,213     $ 768     $ 174       104,963  
                                                         
Total allowance for
                                                       
loan losses
  $ 51,070     $ 36,507     $ 19,361     $ 25,290     $ 768     $ 174     $ 133,170  
                                                         
Portfolio loans:
                                                       
Individually evaluated
                                                       
for impairment
  $ 173,229     $ 56,247     $ 53,153     $ 26,280     $ 22             $ 308,931  
Collectively evaluated
                                                       
for impairment
    1,054,903       412,110       143,311       280,979       21,441     $ 14,927       1,927,671  
                                                         
Total portfolio loans
  $ 1,228,132     $ 468,357     $ 196,464     $ 307,259     $ 21,463     $ 14,927     $ 2,236,602  

(1)
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb potential losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance-sheet date.  Management's determination of the adequacy of the allowance is an estimate based on evaluation of the portfolio (including potential impairment of individual loans and concentrations of credit), past loss experience, current economic conditions, volume, amount and composition of the loan portfolio and other factors.  The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses charged to operations and reduced by net charge-offs.  The table below summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011 (in $1,000s) by loan type:

   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
   
Secured by Real Estate
                         
   
 
 
 
Commercial
   
Residential
(including
multi-
family)
   
Construction,
Land
Development
and Other
Land
   
Commercial
and Other
Business-
Purpose
Loans
   
 
 
 
Consumer
   
 
 
 
Other
   
 
 
 
Total
 
                                           
Beginning balance
  $ 51,981     $ 27,787     $ 18,607     $ 25,661     $ 939     $ 150     $ 125,125  
                                                         
Charge-offs
    (6,791 )     (3,445 )     (4,912 )     (6,248 )     (397 )             (21,793 )
Recoveries
    1,158       991       707       1,250       56       1       4,163  
Net charge-offs
    (5,633 )     (2,454 )     (4,205 )     (4,998 )     (341 )     1       (17,630 )
                                                         
Provision for loan losses
    3,281       1,063       1,612       (74 )     447       26       6,355  
                                                         
Ending balance
  $ 49,629     $ 26,396     $ 16,014     $ 20,589     $ 1,045     $ 177     $ 113,850  


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
   
Secured by Real Estate
                         
   
 
 
 
Commercial
   
Residential
(including
multi-
family)
   
Construction,
Land
Development
and Other
Land
   
Commercial
and Other
Business-
Purpose
Loans
   
 
 
 
Consumer
   
 
 
 
Other
   
 
 
 
Total
 
                                           
Beginning balance
  $ 51,070     $ 36,507     $ 19,361     $ 25,290     $ 768     $ 174     $ 133,170  
                                                         
Allowance for loan losses
                                                       
of previously-discontinued
                                                       
bank subsidiary
    1,043       117       651       500       68       1       2,380  
                                                         
Charge-offs
    (15,389 )     (10,710 )     (13,227 )     (11,551 )     (620 )             (51,497 )
Recoveries
    2,153       1,971       3,730       2,028       93       2       9,977  
Net charge-offs
    (13,236 )     (8,739 )     (9,497 )     (9,523 )     (527 )     2       (41,520 )
                                                         
Provision for loan losses
    10,752       (1,489 )     5,499       4,322       736               19,820  
                                                         
Ending balance
  $ 49,629     $ 26,396     $ 16,014     $ 20,589     $ 1,045     $ 177     $ 113,850  














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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

The table below summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses (in $1,000s) and the ratio of net charge-offs to average portfolio loans outstanding:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30
   
Six Months Ended
June 30
 
   
2011
   
2010(1)
   
2011
   
2010(1)
 
                         
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
  $ 125,125     $ 122,743     $ 133,170     $ 117,594  
                                 
Allowance for loan losses of previously-discontinued
bank subsidiary
     --        --        2,380        --  
                                 
Loans charged-off:
                               
Loans secured by real estate:
                               
Commercial
    (6,791 )     (15,354 )     (15,389 )     (25,837 )
Residential (including multi-family)
    (3,445 )     (6,210 )     (10,710 )     (18,066 )
Construction, land development and other land
    (4,912 )     (7,403 )     (13,227 )     (20,811 )
Total loans secured by real estate
    (15,148 )     (28,967 )     (39,326 )     (64,714 )
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    (6,248 )     (5,480 )     (11,551 )     (12,321 )
Consumer
    (397 )     (246 )     (620 )     (403 )
Other
    --       (1 )     --       (1 )
Total charge-offs
    (21,793 )     (34,694 )     (51,497 )     (77,439 )
Recoveries:
                               
Loans secured by real estate:
                               
Commercial
    1,158       384       2,153       739  
Residential (including multi-family)
    991       513       1,971       621  
Construction, land development and other land
    707       2,284       3,730       3,429  
Total loans secured by real estate
    2,856       3,181       7,854       4,789  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    1,250       964       2,028       1,648  
Consumer
    56       49       93       66  
Other
    1       --       2       --  
Total recoveries
    4,163       4,194       9,977       6,503  
Net charge-offs
    (17,630 )     (30,500 )     (41,520 )     (70,936 )
Additions to allowance charged to expense (provision
                               
for loan losses)
    6,355       41,565       19,820       87,150  
                                 
Allowance for loan losses at end of period
  $ 113,850     $ 133,808     $ 113,850     $ 133,808  
                                 
Average total portfolio loans for the period
  $ 2,123,633     $ 2,721,133     $ 2,239,906     $ 2,585,916  
                                 
Ratio of net charge-offs (annualized) to average
portfolio loans outstanding
    3.32 %     4.48 %     3.71 %     5.49 %

(1)
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

Nonperforming loans (i.e., loans which are 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest and loans on nonaccrual status) and other nonperforming assets are summarized below (in $1,000s):

   
June 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011(1)
   
December 31,
2010(1)
 
Nonaccrual loans:
                 
Loans secured by real estate:
                 
Commercial
  $ 144,632     $ 142,593     $ 149,607  
Residential (including multi-family)
    51,899       51,322       58,449  
Construction, land development and other land
    47,551       45,973       52,155  
Total loans secured by real estate
    244,082       239,888       260,211  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    23,258       29,440       29,648  
Consumer
    254       536       162  
Total nonaccrual loans
    267,594       269,864       290,021  
                         
Past due (>90 days) loans and accruing interest:
                       
Loans secured by real estate:
                       
Commercial
    1,050       4,808       2,875  
Residential (including multi-family)
    106       688       1,484  
Construction, land development and other land
    --       2,374       2,380  
Total loans secured by real estate
    1,156       7,870       6,739  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    417       410       2,073  
Consumer
    78       19       38  
Total past due loans
    1,651       8,299       8,850  
                         
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 269,245     $ 278,163     $ 298,871  
                         
Real estate owned and other
repossessed assets
     103,405        105,599        101,878  
                         
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 372,650     $ 383,762     $ 400,749  

(1)  
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.





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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

Impaired loans which do not have an allowance requirement include collateral-dependent loans for which direct write-downs have been made to the carrying amount of such loans and, accordingly, no additional allowance requirement or allocation is currently necessary.

Impaired loans are summarized in the following table (in $1,000s), based on loans which either have an allowance for loan losses recorded or no such allowance as of June 30, 2011:

   
 
Carrying
Value
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
                   
With an allowance recorded:
                 
Loans secured by real estate:
                 
Commercial
  $ 91,945     $ 106,715     $ 16,068  
Residential (including multi-family)
    34,573       51,168       9,910  
Construction, land development and other land
    24,135       27,329       5,861  
Total loans secured by real estate
    150,653       185,212       31,839  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    14,577       35,900       6,640  
Consumer
    242       1,705       86  
      165,472       222,817       38,565  
With no related allowance recorded:
                       
Loans secured by real estate:
                       
Commercial
    93,144       128,951          
Residential (including multi-family)
    28,709       38,342          
Construction, land development and other land
    28,561       46,671          
Total loans secured by real estate
    150,414       213,964          
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    12,917       16,988          
Consumer
    12       42          
      163,343       230,994          
                         
Total
  $ 328,815     $ 453,811     $ 38,565  

Interest income is recorded on impaired loans if not on nonaccrual status, or may be recorded on a cash basis in some circumstances, if such payments are not credited to principal.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the average recorded investment in impaired loans and interest income recorded on impaired loans were as follows (in $1,000s):

   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
   
Average
   
Interest
 
   
Recorded
   
Income
 
   
Investment
   
Recorded
 
             
Commercial
  $ 185,133     $ 470  
Residential (including multi-family)
    62,609       139  
Construction, land development and other land
    51,791       110  
Total loans secured by real estate
    299,533       719  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    30,457       2  
Consumer
    396          
                 
Total
  $ 330,385     $ 721  


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
   
Average
   
Interest
 
   
Recorded
   
Income
 
   
Investment
   
Recorded
 
             
Commercial
  $ 184,844     $ 1,028  
Residential (including multi-family)
    64,670       289  
Construction, land development and other land
    53,258       146  
Total loans secured by real estate
    302,772       1,463  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    32,155       88  
Consumer
    348          
                 
Total
  $ 335,275     $ 1,551  

Impaired loans are summarized in the following table (in $1,000s), based on loans which either have an allowance for loan losses recorded or no such allowance as of December 31, 2010 (excludes amounts related to discontinued operations):

   
 
Carrying
Value
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
                   
With an allowance recorded:
                 
Loans secured by real estate:
                 
Commercial
  $ 79,543     $ 128,947     $ 12,676  
Residential (including multi-family)
    39,049       46,644       10,917  
Construction, land development and other land
    23,532       47,304       8,093  
Total loans secured by real estate
    142,124       222,895       31,686  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    21,170       33,833       8,970  
Consumer
    185       211       104  
      163,479       256,939       40,760  
With no related allowance recorded:
                       
Loans secured by real estate:
                       
Commercial
    104,440       169,009          
Residential (including multi-family)
    29,445       49,163          
Construction, land development and other land
    32,669       52,713          
Total loans secured by real estate
    166,554       270,885          
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    13,731       22,721          
Consumer
    18       42          
      180,303       293,648          
                         
Total
  $ 343,782     $ 550,587     $ 40,760  


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

The following tables summarize the aging and amounts of past due loans (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Past Due Loans
   
Total
             
   
(based on payment due dates)
   
Amount of
             
               
Loans on
   
Loans More
   
Loans Either
       
   
More Than
         
Nonaccrual
   
Than 29 Days
   
Current or
       
   
29 Days,
   
More Than
   
Status
   
Past Due or on
   
Less Than
   
Total
 
   
and Less Than
   
89 Days
   
(Generally, 90
   
Nonaccrual
   
30 Days
   
Portfolio
 
   
90 Days
   
(Accruing)
   
Days or More)
   
Status
   
Past Due
   
Loans
 
                                     
Loans secured by real estate:
                                   
Commercial
  $ 16,451     $ 1,050     $ 144,632     $ 162,133     $ 981,369     $ 1,143,502  
Residential (including multi-
                                               
family)
    7,925       106       51,899       59,930       364,713       424,643  
Construction, land development
                                               
and other land
    2,786               47,551       50,337       119,594       169,931  
  Total loans secured by real
 estate
     27,162        1,156        244,082        272,400        1,465,676        1,738,076  
Commercial and other business-
                                               
purpose loans
    4,464       417       23,258       28,139       230,870       259,009  
Consumer
    369       78       254       701       18,695       19,396  
Other
    3                       3       18,199       18,202  
                                                 
  Total
  $ 31,998     $ 1,651     $ 267,594     $ 301,243     $ 1,733,440     $ 2,034,683  


   
December 31, 2010(1)
 
   
Past Due Loans
   
Total
             
   
(based on payment due dates)
   
Amount of
             
               
Loans on
   
Loans More
   
Loans Either
       
   
More Than
         
Nonaccrual
   
Than 29 Days
   
Current or
       
   
29 Days,
   
More Than
   
Status
   
Past Due or on
   
Less Than
   
Total
 
   
and Less Than
   
89 Days
   
(Generally, 90
   
Nonaccrual
   
30 Days
   
Portfolio
 
   
90 Days
   
(Accruing)
   
Days or More)
   
Status
   
Past Due
   
Loans
 
                                     
Loans secured by real estate:
                                   
Commercial
  $ 27,272     $ 2,875     $ 149,607     $ 179,754     $ 1,048,378     $ 1,228,132  
Residential (including multi-
                                               
family)
    12,470       1,484       58,449       72,403       395,954       468,357  
Construction, land development
                                               
and other land
    6,167       2,380       52,155       60,702       135,762       196,464  
  Total loans secured by real
 estate
     45,909        6,739        260,211        312,859        1,580,094        1,892,953  
Commercial and other business-
                                               
purpose loans
    8,345       2,073       29,648       40,066       267,193       307,259  
Consumer
    560       38       162       760       20,703       21,463  
Other
                                    14,927       14,927  
                                                 
 Total
  $ 54,814     $ 8,850     $ 290,021     $ 353,685     $ 1,882,917     $ 2,236,602  

(1)  
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.

Capitol categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt obligations based on:  current financial information, aging analysis, historical payment experience, credit documentation and public information, among other factors.  Capitol analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk.  This analysis generally includes all loans and is generally performed at least quarterly.  Capitol uses the following definitions for its adversely-classified risk ratings:

Watch.  Loans classified as watch have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention.  If not improved, those potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan in the future.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note D – Loans – Continued

Substandard.  Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the borrower's current net worth, paying capacity of the borrower or the fair value of collateral.  Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt obligation by the borrower.  These are characterized by the reasonable possibility that some loss will be sustained if the deficiencies are not favorably resolved.

Loans not meeting the preceding criteria that are analyzed individually as part of management's classification categories described on the preceding page are considered to be loans which are not adversely classified.  Based on management's most recent analysis, the risk categories of loans are summarized as follows (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Loans
Not
Adversely
Classified
   
 
Adversely Classified Loans
   
Total
Portfolio
Loans
 
   
Watch
   
Substandard
 
                         
Loans secured by real estate:
                       
Commercial
  $ 808,089     $ 93,286     $ 242,127     $ 1,143,502  
Residential (including multi-family)
    298,629       33,486       92,528       424,643  
Construction, land development and
                               
other land
    88,814       15,753       65,364       169,931  
Total loans secured by real estate
    1,195,532       142,525       400,019       1,738,076  
Commercial and other business-purpose
                               
loans
    199,778       13,706       45,525       259,009  
Consumer
    18,033       743       620       19,396  
Other
    17,765       437               18,202  
                                 
Total
  $ 1,431,108     $ 157,411     $ 446,164     $ 2,034,683  


   
December 31, 2010(1)
 
   
Loans
Not
Adversely
Classified
   
 
Adversely Classified Loans
   
Total
Portfolio
Loans
 
   
Watch
   
Substandard
 
                         
Loans secured by real estate:
                       
Commercial
  $ 863,322     $ 112,081     $ 252,729     $ 1,228,132  
Residential (including multi-family)
    334,065       38,325       95,967       468,357  
Construction, land development and
                               
other land
    101,094       25,771       69,599       196,464  
Total loans secured by real estate
    1,298,481       176,177       418,295       1,892,953  
Commercial and other business-purpose
                               
loans
    225,737       22,943       58,579       307,259  
Consumer
    20,014       1,020       429       21,463  
Other
    13,359       1,568               14,927  
                                 
Total
  $ 1,557,591     $ 201,708     $ 477,303     $ 2,236,602  

(1)  
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note E – Discontinued Operations

Through June 30, 2011, Capitol completed the following sales of bank subsidiaries (in $1,000s):

     
Sale
   
Gain
 
 
Date Sold
 
Proceeds
   
(Loss)
 
               
Bank of Tucson – main office(1)
January 24, 2011
  $ 4,567     $ 4,418  
Bank of Fort Bend(2)
March 30, 2011
    4,302       1,432  
Community Bank of Rowan(3)
April 19, 2011
    4,845       (1,298 )
                   
      $ 13,714     $ 4,552  
 
 
(1)
Previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol.  Sale proceeds represent the net premium received from the assumption of
liabilities and acquisition of assets transaction.
 
(2)
Previously a majority-owned subsidiary of a bank-development subsidiary controlled by Capitol.
 
(3)
Previously a majority-owned subsidiary of Capitol.
 
On July 28, 2011, the sale of Bank of the Northwest and Sunrise Bank was completed with aggregate proceeds of $24.1 million and an estimated gain of $150,000.

Capitol's consolidated results of operations would not have been materially different if the sales of these banks had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented; however, such sales are reflected on that basis in the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements on page 48 of this document.

The results of operations of Bank of Fort Bend, Bank of the Northwest, Bank of Tucson – main office, Community Bank of Rowan and Sunrise Bank, together with the results of operations of Adams Dairy Bank, Bank of Belleville, Bank of San Francisco, Community Bank of Lincoln, Fort Collins Commerce Bank, Larimer Bank of Commerce, Loveland Bank of Commerce, Napa Community Bank, Ohio Commerce Bank, Southern Arizona Community Bank and USNY Bank which were sold in 2010, are classified as discontinued operations for the periods presented and include the following components (in $1,000s):

    Three Months Ended June 30    
Six Months Ended June 30
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Interest income
  $ 4,891     $ 18,161     $ 11,289     $ 38,475  
Interest expense
    612       3,620       1,567       7,890  
Net interest income
    4,279       14,541       9,722       30,585  
Provision for loan losses
    1,755       3,199       2,251       7,714  
Net interest income after provision for
                               
loan losses
    2,524       11,342       7,471       22,871  
Noninterest income
    321       1,165       946       2,520  
Gain on sale of bank subsidiaries
    184       10,083       4,552       10,083  
Noninterest expense
    3,983       9,110       8,100       19,793  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (954 )     13,480       4,869       15,681  
Less income tax expense
    71       4,559       1,626       5,469  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (1,025 )     8,921       3,243       10,212  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
                               
interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    527       80       321       698  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
                               
attributable to Capitol Bancorp Limited
  $ (498 )   $ 9,001     $ 3,564     $ 10,910  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
                               
per common share attributable to Capitol
                               
Bancorp Limited
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.44     $ 0.10     $ 0.57  

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note E – Discontinued Operations – Continued

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are summarized below (in $1,000s):

   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
     
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
 
Assets:
           
Liabilities:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 86,114     $ 158,200  
Noninterest-bearing
           
Investment securities
    1,880       12,657  
deposits
  $ 114,752     $ 186,932  
Federal Home Loan Bank
               
Interest-bearing deposits
    220,017       512,250  
stock
    1,280       3,277  
Total deposits
    334,769       699,182  
Portfolio loans
    284,474       594,444  
Other liabilities
    4,320       12,870  
Less allowance for loan
                                 
losses
    (10,811 )     (16,631 )     $ 339,089     $ 712,052  
  Net portfolio loans
    273,663       577,813                    
Premises and equipment
    1,563       5,991                    
Other real estate owned
    4,180       7,442                    
Other assets
    3,901       10,529                    
                                   
    $ 372,581     $ 775,909                    

Note F – Fair Value

The following is a description of Capitol's valuation methodologies used to measure and disclose the fair values of its assets and liabilities on a recurring or nonrecurring basis:

 
Investment securities available for sale:  Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.  Fair value measurement is based on quoted prices, when available.  If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models.

 
Mortgage loans held for sale:  Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value and are measured on a nonrecurring basis.  There were no mortgage loans held for sale written down to fair value at June 30, 2011.  Fair value is based on independent quoted market prices, where applicable, or the prices for other whole mortgage loans with similar characteristics.

 
Loans:  The Corporation does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis.  However, from time to time, nonrecurring fair value adjustments for collateral-dependent loans are recorded to reflect partial write-downs or specific reserves based on the observable market price, current appraised value of the collateral or other estimates of fair value.

 
Other real estate owned:  At the time of foreclosure, foreclosed properties are adjusted to estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell upon transfer from portfolio loans to other real estate owned, establishing a new carrying value.  The Corporation subsequently adjusts estimated fair value of other real estate owned on a nonrecurring basis to reflect partial write-downs based on the observable market price or current appraisal data.

Long-lived and indefinite-lived assets:  The Corporation does not record long-lived or indefinite-lived assets at fair value on a recurring basis.  However, from time to time, nonrecurring fair value adjustments to a long-lived or indefinite-lived asset are recorded to reflect partial write-downs based on the observable market price or other estimate of fair value in the event of impairment.

There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note F – Fair Value – Continued

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010(2)
 
   
 
Total
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
 
Total
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
                         
Investment securities available for sale:
                       
United States treasury
  $ 4,041     $ 4,041     $ 506     $ 506  
United States government agency
    11,345       11,345       12,681       12,681  
Mortgage-backed
    7,948       7,948       1,924       1,924  
Municipalities
     337        337        378        378  
                                 
    $ 23,671     $ 23,671     $ 15,489     $ 15,489  

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis were as follows (in $1,000s):

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010(2)
 
   
 
 
Total
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   
 
 
Total
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                         
Impaired loans(1)
  $ 282,312     $ 282,312     $ 304,243     $ 304,243  
                                 
Other real estate owned(1)
  $ 103,078     $ 103,078     $ 101,618     $ 101,618  

(1)  
Represents carrying value based on the appraised value of the applicable collateral or foreclosed property or other estimates of fair value.  For
other real estate owned, such fair value is reduced by estimated costs to sell the properties.
(2)  
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.

Updated appraisals are generally obtained when it has been determined that a collateral-dependent loan has become impaired or when it is likely a loan secured by real estate will be foreclosed.  Adjustments to the loan's carrying value (or requirements for an allocation of the allowance for loan losses) are made, when appropriate, after review of appraisal data or, in the absence of a recent appraisal, if market conditions significantly decline further.  The timing of when a collateral-dependent loan should be classified as a nonperforming credit is contingent upon several factors, including the performance of the loan, payment history and/or results of the bank's review of updated borrower financial information.

When a borrower's performance has deteriorated (for example, the borrower has become delinquent on required payments, the borrower's updated financial information received indicates adverse financial trends or sales/leasing activity is less than expected in the case of multi-unit properties), the loan will be downgraded and, if appropriate, an updated appraisal will be ordered.  In the period between a loan being recognized as impaired and receipt of an updated appraisal, the loan will be included within loss contingency pools, in conjunction with estimating the bank's requirements for its allowance for loan losses.  Upon receipt and review of updated appraisal data and after any further fair value analysis is completed, the loan will be further evaluated for appropriate write-down.  Generally, negative differences between appraised value, less the estimated cost to sell, and the related carrying value of the loans are charged to the allowance for loan losses, as a partial write-down/charge-off, on a timely basis after the appraisal has been received and reviewed.  Occasionally, additional potential loss amounts may be included if circumstances exist which may further adversely impact fair value estimates.  Internally-developed evaluations may be used when the amount of a loan is less than $250,000.  Internally-prepared evaluations may also be used when the most recent appraisal date is within a year to estimate the current effect of economic conditions or deterioration.  Updated fair value information is generally obtained at least annually for collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note F – Fair Value – Continued

Comparative carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments based upon the accounting guidance set forth in Accounting Standards Codification 825-10 were as follows (in $1,000s):

    June 30, 2011     
December 31, 2010(2)
 
   
Carrying
Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Carrying
Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Financial assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 453,096     $ 453,096     $ 463,308     $ 463,308  
Loans held for sale
    1,536       1,536       6,245       6,245  
Investment securities:
                               
Available for sale
    23,671       23,671       15,489       15,489  
Held for long-term investment
    2,103       2,103       2,893       2,893  
      25,774       25,774       18,382       18,382  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve
Bank stock
    14,907       14,907       15,636       15,636  
Portfolio loans:
                               
Loans secured by real estate:
                               
Commercial
    1,143,502       1,142,121       1,228,132       1,234,507  
Residential (including multi-family)
    424,643       424,379       468,357       467,954  
Construction, land development and other land
    169,931       170,137       196,464       196,609  
Total loans secured by real estate
    1,738,076       1,736,637       1,892,953       1,899,070  
Commercial and other business-purpose loans
    259,009       259,213       307,259       307,949  
Consumer
    19,396       19,689       21,463       21,690  
Other
    18,202       18,153       14,927       14,849  
Total portfolio loans
    2,034,683       2,033,692       2,236,602       2,243,558  
Less allowance for loan losses
    (113,850 )     (113,850 )     (133,170 )     (133,170 )
Net portfolio loans
    1,920,833       1,919,842       2,103,432       2,110,388  
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits:
                               
Noninterest-bearing
    413,938       413,938       398,718       398,718  
Interest-bearing:
                               
Demand accounts
    612,775       612,775       662,773       662,773  
Time certificates of less than $100,000
    606,452       612,292       676,350       680,258  
Time certificates of $100,000 or more
    743,502       748,564       799,796       803,443  
Total interest-bearing
    1,962,729       1,973,631       2,138,919       2,146,474  
Total deposits
    2,376,667       2,387,569       2,537,637       2,545,192  
Notes payable and other borrowings
    88,876       81,872       111,699       104,516  
Subordinated debentures
    149,106       151,296       167,586       170,841 (1)

(1)  
Represents liquidation or principal amount outstanding.  The quoted market value of certain trust-preferred securities
(Capitol Trust I and XII) included within subordinated debentures was substantially less than that amount.
(2)  
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to
discontinued operations.

Estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities in the table above are based upon a comparison of current interest rates on financial instruments and the timing of related scheduled cash flows to the estimated present value of such cash flows using current estimated market rates of interest (unless quoted market values or other fair value information is more readily available, except certain subordinated debentures, as indicated above, for which the fair value is based on the liquidation or principal amount outstanding).  For example, the estimated fair value of portfolio loans is based on discounted cash flow computations.  Similarly, the estimated fair values of time deposits, notes payable and other borrowings were determined through discounted cash flow computations.  Such estimates of fair value are not intended to represent portfolio liquidation value and, accordingly, only represent an estimate of fair value based on current financial reporting requirements.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note F – Fair Value – Continued

Given current economic conditions, the majority of the loan portfolio is not readily marketable and, accordingly, market prices may not exist.  Capitol has not attempted to market the loan portfolio to potential buyers, if any exist, to determine the fair value of those instruments.  Since negotiated prices, if any, in illiquid markets depend upon the then-present motivations of the buyer and seller, it is reasonable to assume that potential sales prices could vary widely from any estimate of fair value made without the benefit of negotiations.  Additionally, changes in market interest rates commensurate with risk may dramatically impact the value of financial instruments at any time.  Accordingly, fair value measurements for loans included in the preceding table are unlikely to represent the instruments' liquidation values.

Note G – Stock Options

Stock option activity is summarized as follows:

   
 
Number
Outstanding
   
 
Exercise Price
Range
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
                   
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
    1,745,602     $ 1.78  
to
  $ 46.20     $ 21.53  
Cancelled or expired
     (204,766 )     25.27  
to
    30.21       28.63  
                       
Outstanding at June 30, 2011
    1,540,836     $ 1.78  
to
  $ 46.20     $ 20.59  

Stock options were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2010 with an aggregate fair value approximating $255,000 (none were granted in 2011).  Share-based compensation expense relating to stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 approximated $5,000 and $174,000, respectively.

As of June 30, 2011, stock options outstanding had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.50 years and, due to the exercise price being greater than the fair value of Capitol's common stock, had no intrinsic value at that date.  The following table summarizes stock options outstanding segregated by exercise price range as of June 30, 2011:

           
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Range
   
Number
Outstanding
   
Exercise
Price
 
Remaining
Contractual
Life
                 
$   1.00 to 14.99       556,105     $ 2.49  
4.25 years
$ 15.00 to 19.99       66,883       16.40  
0.28 years
$ 20.00 to 24.99       205,953       22.02  
3.04 years
$ 25.00 to 29.99       30,001       25.86  
0.10 years
$ 30.00 to 34.99       341,898       32.31  
0.93 years
$
35.00 or more
       339,996       37.91  
1.54 years
                       
Total outstanding
      1,540,836     $ 20.59    


 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note H – Net Loss Per Common Share Attributable to Capitol Bancorp Limited

Computations of loss per common share were based on the following (in 1,000s) for the periods ended June 30:

   
Three Month Period
   
Six Month Period
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Numerator—net loss attributable to Capitol Bancorp
     Limited for the period
  $ (16,438 )   $ (41,003 )   $ (16,149 )   $ (88,885 )
                                 
Denominator:
                               
Weighted average number of common shares
        outstanding, excluding unvested restricted shares
        of common stock (denominator for basic and
        diluted net loss per share)
         40,946            20,684            36,579            19,052  
                                 
Number of antidilutive stock options excluded
 from diluted net loss per share computation
     1,541        2,304        1,541        2,304  
                                 
Number of antidilutive unvested restricted
 shares excluded from basic and diluted
 net loss per share computation
       30          126          30          126  
                                 
Number of antidilutive warrants excluded
 from diluted net loss per share computation
     1,326        76        1,326        76  

Note I – Trust-Preferred Securities and Debt Extinguishment

In 2009, the Corporation commenced the deferral of interest payments on its various trust-preferred securities, as is permitted under the terms of the securities, to conserve cash and capital resources.  The payment of interest on those securities may be deferred for periods up to five years.  During such deferral periods, Capitol is prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock (subject to certain exceptions) and is further restricted by Capitol's written agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago which prohibits both payment of interest on the trust-preferred securities and cash dividends without prior written approval by that agency.  Accrued interest payable on such securities approximated $22.3 million and $20.8 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Holders of the trust-preferred securities will recognize current taxable income relating to the deferred interest payments.

On January 31, 2011, Capitol accepted for exchange 1,180,602 of the 2,530,000 outstanding shares of trust-preferred securities of Capitol Trust I and 773,934 of the 1,454,100 outstanding shares of trust-preferred securities of Capitol Trust XII and, pursuant to the related exchange offer, issued approximately 19.5 million of previously-unissued shares of Capitol's common stock.  Such exchange resulted in the retirement of approximately $19.5 million aggregate liquidation amount of the trust-preferred securities on a combined basis and eliminated approximately $2.4 million of accrued interest payable associated with the retired securities, which collectively increased Capitol's equity and regulatory capital by $21.9 million, including a gain on the transaction of approximately $16.9 million.

In 2010, Capitol extinguished approximately $4.6 million in promissory notes in exchange for 1,374,000 shares of common stock resulting in a gain of $1.3 million.

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note J – Pending Sale of Subsidiary Banks

In addition to completed sales of certain bank subsidiaries (see Note E), Capitol has entered into definitive agreements to sell its interests (or controlling interests held by bank-development subsidiaries) in the following institutions which are pending:  Bank of Feather River, Bank of Las Colinas, Bank of Michigan, Evansville Commerce Bank, First Carolina State Bank and Pisgah Community Bank.  The financial statement impact of the potential divestiture of these institutions is set forth in the accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements on pages 48 and 49 of this document.

The remaining pending bank sales are subject to regulatory approval and other significant contingencies.

Note K – Regulatory and Operating Matters

In September 2009, Capitol and its second-tier bank holding companies entered into an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the Reserve Bank) under which Capitol agreed to refrain from the following actions without the prior written consent of the Reserve Bank:  (i) declare or pay dividends; (ii) receive dividends or any other form of payment representing a reduction in capital from Michigan Commerce Bank, or from any of its subsidiary institutions that are subject to any restriction by the institution's federal or state regulator that limits the payment of dividends or other intercorporate payments; (iii) make any distributions of interest, principal, or other sums on subordinated debentures or trust-preferred securities; (iv) incur, increase or guarantee any debt; or (v) purchase or redeem any shares of the stock of Capitol, the second-tier bank holding companies, nonbank subsidiaries or any of the subsidiary banks that are held by shareholders other than Capitol.

In addition, Capitol agreed to:  (i) submit to the Reserve Bank a written plan to maintain sufficient capital at Capitol on a consolidated basis and at Michigan Commerce Bank (as Capitol's largest bank subsidiary and a separate legal entity on a stand-alone basis); (ii) notify the Reserve Bank no more than 30 days after the end of any quarter in which Capitol's consolidated or Michigan Commerce Bank's capital ratios fall below the approved capital plan's minimum ratios, as well as if any subsidiary institution's ratios fall below the minimum ratios required by the institution's federal or state regulator; (iii) review and revise its allowance for loan losses (ALLL) methodology for loans held by Capitol and submit to the Reserve Bank a written program for maintenance of an adequate ALLL for loans held by Capitol; (iv) take all necessary actions to ensure each of its subsidiary institutions comply with Federal Reserve regulations; (v) refrain from increasing any fees or charging new fees to any subsidiary institution without the prior written consent of the Reserve Bank; (vi) submit to the Reserve Bank a written plan to enhance the consolidated organization's risk management practices, a strategic plan to improve the consolidated organization's operating results and overall condition and a cash flow projection; (vii) comply with laws and regulations regarding senior executive officer positions and severance payments; and (viii) provide quarterly reports to the Reserve Bank regarding these undertakings.

Many of Capitol's bank subsidiaries have entered into formal agreements (as well as informal agreements) with their applicable regulatory agencies.  Those agreements provide for certain restrictions and other guidelines and/or limitations to be followed by the banks.

The FDIC may issue Prompt Corrective Action Notifications (PCAN) to banking subsidiaries falling below the "adequately-capitalized" regulatory-capital classification, and subsequently may issue Prompt Correction Action Directives (PCAD).  PCADs may be issued when a bank, which has previously received a PCAN, has submitted two consecutive capital restoration plans which have been rejected by the FDIC.



 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note K – Regulatory and Operating Matters – Continued

Banking subsidiaries which have received a PCAN and/or a PCAD are as follows as of June 2011 (listed in descending order based on total assets):

PCAN
 
PCAD
     
Michigan Commerce Bank
 
Michigan Commerce Bank
Bank of Las Vegas
 
Bank of Las Vegas
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
 
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
Sunrise Bank (GA)
   
First Carolina State Bank
   
Central Arizona Bank
 
Central Arizona Bank
Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque
   
1st Commerce Bank
   
Pisgah Community Bank
   

For each banking subsidiary which has received a PCAN, capital restoration plans have been requested by the FDIC, prepared and resubmitted for regulatory review and approval.  For banks in receipt of a PCAD, those institutions are striving to develop and implement capital restoration plans which may be subsequently acceptable to the FDIC.

Regulatory capital matters are set forth in Note L.

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) was signed into law and significantly changes future regulation of financial institutions and the financial services industry.  The Dodd-Frank Act includes provisions affecting large and small financial institutions alike, including several provisions that will profoundly affect how community banks, thrifts and smaller bank holding companies will be regulated in the future.  Among other things, these provisions abolish the Office of Thrift Supervision and transfer its functions to other federal banking agencies, relax rules regarding interstate branching, allow financial institutions to pay interest on business checking accounts, change the scope of FDIC insurance coverage and impose new capital requirements on bank holding companies, including removing trust-preferred securities as a permitted component of a holding company's Tier 1 capital after a three-year phase-in period beginning January 1, 2013.  The Dodd-Frank Act also establishes the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection as an independent entity within the Federal Reserve, which will be given the authority to promulgate consumer protection regulations applicable to all entities offering consumer financial services or products, including banks.  Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act includes a series of provisions covering mortgage loan origination standards affecting, among other things, originator compensation, minimum repayment standards and prepayments.  Management is reviewing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and assessing its probable impact on the Corporation's business, financial condition and results of operations.  However, the ultimate effect of the Dodd-Frank Act on the financial services industry in general, and on the Corporation in particular, is currently uncertain.

One particularly important aspect of the Dodd-Frank Act (as amended) is that certain trust-preferred securities issued by bank holding companies with total assets less than $10 billion, such as Capitol, will be permitted to be included as an element of qualifying capital for regulatory capital-adequacy purposes.  Accordingly, Capitol's trust-preferred securities may be included in regulatory capital measurements in the future, subject to certain limitations, although none of those securities are currently included.




 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CAPITOL BANCORP LIMITED – Continued

Note L – Regulatory Capital Matters

The following table summarizes the amounts (in $1,000s) and related ratios of Capitol's consolidated regulatory capital position:

     
June 30,
       
December 31,
 
     
2011
       
2010
 
Tier 1 capital to average adjusted total assets:
                 
Minimum required amount(1)
    $ 121,252         $ 155,224  
Actual amount
    $ (59,791 )       $ (39,980 )
Ratio
      (1.97 )%         (1.03 )%
                       
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:
                     
Minimum required amount(2)
    $  91,551         $ 110,909  
Actual amount
    $ (59,791 )       $ (39,980 )
Ratio
      (2.61 )%         (1.44 )%
                       
Combined Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital to risk-
weighted assets:
                     
Minimum required amount(3)
    $ 183,101         $ 221,818  
Actual amount
    $ (59,791 )       $ (39,980 )
Ratio
      (2.61 )%         (1.44 )%

(1)
The minimum required ratio of Tier 1 capital to average adjusted total assets is 4%.
(2)
The minimum required ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets to be considered "adequately-capitalized" is 4%.
(3)
The minimum required ratio of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital to risk-weighted assets to be considered "adequately-capitalized" is 8%.

Capitol's total risk-based capital ratio at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was materially and adversely impacted by the exclusion of approximately $178.9 million and $203.7 million, respectively, of previously-qualifying Tier 2 capital, inasmuch as Tier 2 capital is limited to 100% of Tier 1 capital, primarily trust-preferred securities and a portion of the allowance for loan losses.  The Tier 1 capital deficit resulted from operating losses; however, a Tier 2 limitation, primarily due to the exclusion of trust-preferred securities, did not apply to Capitol's regulatory capital computations at earlier measurement dates prior to 2010.

The preceding summary indicates that Capitol, on a consolidated basis, was classified as less than "adequately-capitalized" at June 30, 2011 for regulatory purposes.  In addition, several of its bank subsidiaries had capital levels resulting in classification as "undercapitalized" or "significantly-undercapitalized" at that date.  Banks and bank holding companies which are less than "adequately-capitalized" are subject to increased regulatory oversight, requirements and limitations.  Regarding banks classified as "undercapitalized" or "significantly-undercapitalized," or otherwise noncompliant with formal regulatory agreements, management is taking appropriate action to improve such capital classifications and related compliance in the future.

Regulatory capital ratios of the banks are set forth on page 41 on this document.

Note M – Subsequent Event

In July 2011, Capitol adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (the "Plan") designed to preserve substantial tax assets.  Capitol's tax attributes include net operating losses that could be utilized in certain circumstances to offset taxable income and reduce federal income tax liability.  Capitol's ability to use these tax attributes would be substantially limited if there were an "ownership change" as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and related Internal Revenue Service pronouncements.  As part of the Plan, Capitol's board of directors declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of its common stock distributable to shareholders of record as of August 1, 2011, as well as to holders of common stock issued after that date, but would only be activated if triggered under the Plan.

 
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PART I, ITEM 2

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 
The following discussion and analysis is intended as a review of significant factors affecting the financial condition and results of operations of Capitol for the periods indicated.  The discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto presented elsewhere herein.  In addition to historical information, the following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are material to Capitol and its subsidiaries.  Capitol's actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors discussed in this report.  Please refer to the commentary regarding forward-looking statements appearing on page 2 of this document.

Financial Condition

Total assets approximated $2.9 billion at June 30, 2011 and $3.5 billion at December 31, 2010.  The balance sheet includes total assets of Capitol and its consolidated subsidiaries (in $1,000s) as follows:

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Arizona Region:
           
Bank of Tucson(1)
        $ 222,882  
Central Arizona Bank
  $ 63,560       75,590  
Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque
    62,776       73,539  
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
    356,740       353,154  
Arizona Region Total
    483,076       725,165  
                 
California Region:
               
Bank of Feather River
    42,747       38,930  
Sunrise Bank(1)
    225,166       231,836  
California Region Total
    267,913       270,766  
                 
Colorado Region:
               
Mountain View Bank of Commerce
    54,678       60,303  
                 
Great Lakes Region:
               
Bank of Maumee
    36,185       40,300  
Bank of Michigan
    81,843       81,873  
Capitol National Bank
    156,037       157,606  
Evansville Commerce Bank
    49,575       52,506  
Indiana Community Bank
    127,400       128,728  
Michigan Commerce Bank
    864,250       933,698  
Great Lakes Region Total
    1,315,290       1,394,711  
                 
Nevada Region:
               
1st Commerce Bank
    36,404       39,555  
Bank of Las Vegas
    343,990       375,084  
Nevada Region Total
    380,394       414,639  
                 
Northwest Region:
               
Bank of the Northwest(1)
    147,415       145,540  
High Desert Bank
    32,533       37,967  
Northwest Region Total
    179,948       183,507  
                 
Southeast Region:
               
Community Bank of Rowan(1)
            140,276  
First Carolina State Bank
    95,094       103,254  
Pisgah Community Bank
    30,256       43,125  
Sunrise Bank
    97,945       112,718  
Southeast Region Total
    223,295       399,373  

 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Financial Condition – Continued

Summary of total assets – continued:

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Texas Region:
           
Bank of Fort Bend(1)
        $ 35,375  
Bank of Las Colinas
  $ 48,698       44,767  
Texas Region Total
    48,698       80,142  
                 
Parent company and other, net
    (7,433 )     11,608  
                 
Consolidated totals
    2,945,859       3,540,214  
Less discontinued operations
    (372,581 )     (775,909 )
                 
Consolidated totals—continuing operations
  $ 2,573,278     $ 2,764,305  

(1)
Capitol sold its ownership in Bank of the Northwest and Sunrise Bank effective July 28, 2011; Community Bank of Rowan effective April 19, 2011; Bank of Fort Bend effective March 30, 2011 and Bank of Tucson effective January 24, 2011.  The banks' operations have been included in Capitol's consolidated totals up to the date of sale; however, the banks' results are reflected in discontinued operations.

Total assets decreased $594 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011, of which $399 million related to bank subsidiaries sold during the period.

Portfolio loans, the single largest asset category (69% of total assets at June 30, 2011), decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2011 by approximately $202 million, compared to a decrease of about $253 million during the corresponding period of 2010.  The portfolio decrease is in response to the need to preserve liquidity and capital in the current economic climate and the general economic slowdown occurring nationally.  Because portfolio loans compose the largest portion of assets, most of this section of the narrative is devoted to loans and asset quality.

Geographic diversification of Capitol's balance sheet is important.  Prior to 1996, all of Capitol's banking operations were located in Michigan.  As of June 30, 2011, 46% of the consolidated loan portfolio relates to banks located within the Great Lakes Region (43% at December 31, 2010) and 54% of the consolidated loan portfolio relates to banks located in other regions of the country (57% at December 31, 2010).  This is important because Capitol's diversification efforts lessen disproportionate geographic concentration within a specific region.

The consolidated allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2011 approximated $113.9 million or 5.60% of total portfolio loans, a decrease from the 5.95% ratio at the beginning of the year (excluding discontinued operations), resulting from some improvement in economic conditions and changes in asset quality.

Loan charge-offs for the interim 2011 periods, which decreased significantly compared to 2010, are not necessarily indicative of future charge-off levels because of the variability in asset quality and resolution of nonperforming loans.  The significant increase in the provision for loan losses in the 2010 period related primarily to Michigan, Arizona and Nevada banks, due to growth in nonperforming loans and a sustained difficult and uncertain economic climate.  The interim 2011 provision for loan losses is discussed in further detail in the 'Results of Operations' section of this narrative.

Nonperforming loans decreased $29.6 million or 9.9% during the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to a large increase of $52.2 million or 18.9% in the corresponding period of 2010.  Nonperforming loans have decreased for four consecutive quarters.  Management believes the overall decrease may demonstrate some stabilization in several of Capitol's key markets; however, no assurance can be given that future operating results will continue to reflect these recent trends.

Nonperforming assets decreased $28.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to a $17.0 million decrease in the immediately preceding quarterly period.

 
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The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans approximated 42.3% at June 30, 2011, compared to 44.6% at the beginning of the year (excluding operations discontinued in 2010).  As previously-discussed, the allowance for loan losses is an estimate determined by management at the balance-sheet date.  Levels of nonperforming loans may fluctuate at balance-sheet dates by amounts which are not commensurate with the ratio of the allowance for loan losses or the so-called allowance coverage ratio of nonperforming loans (i.e., the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans).  Several factors may contribute to this occurrence.  For example, estimated losses relating to impaired collateral-dependent loans are generally reflected as direct write-downs to those loans and, accordingly, there is no related allowance for loan losses allocation necessary.  Further, some collateral-dependent loans may have minimal or no loss potential which would negate a computational comparison between the allowance for loan losses and such nonperforming loans.

While recent reductions in nonperforming loans and other nonperforming assets are encouraging, future changes in asset quality remain uncertain.  Because bank subsidiaries which have been sold during 2010 and the interim 2011 period had relatively better asset quality than the remaining banks, nonperforming assets increased as a percentage of consolidated portfolio loans and total assets, despite the most recent decreases in the amount of nonperforming assets.

Nonperforming loans at June 30, 2011 approximated 13.2% of total portfolio loans, a decrease from the December 31, 2010 ratio of 13.4% (excluding discontinued operations).  Of the nonperforming loans at June 30, 2011, about 91% were real estate secured.  Those loans, when originated, had appropriate loan-to-value ratios based upon real estate market conditions at that time and, accordingly, had loss exposure which would have been expected to be minimal; however, underlying real estate values depend upon current economic conditions and liquidation strategies.  Most other nonperforming loans were generally secured by other business assets.  Nonperforming loans at June 30, 2011 were in various stages of resolution which management believes are adequately collateralized or otherwise appropriately considered in its determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

Due to local, regional and national economic conditions, there is uncertainty in future real estate values, appraisal data and the resulting potential impact on valuation of collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned.  The fair value measurement of collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned is dependent upon appraisals of the underlying property value and cautious review of current appraisal data.  Management cautiously and diligently monitors real estate values and related appraisal data when evaluating appraisals or its internal evaluations of property values.

Updated appraisals are generally obtained when it has been determined that a collateral-dependent loan has become impaired or when it is likely a loan secured by real estate will be foreclosed.  Adjustments to the loan's carrying value (or requirements for an allocation of the allowance for loan losses) are made, when appropriate, after review of appraisal data or, in the absence of a recent appraisal, if market conditions significantly decline further.  The timing of when a collateral-dependent loan should be classified as a nonperforming credit is contingent upon several factors, including the performance of the loan, payment history and/or results of the bank's review of updated borrower financial information.

When a borrower's performance has deteriorated (for example, the borrower has become delinquent on required payments, the borrower's updated financial information received indicates adverse financial trends or sales/leasing activity is less than expected in the case of multi-unit properties), the loan will be downgraded and, if appropriate, an updated appraisal will be ordered.  In the period between a loan being recognized as impaired and receipt of an updated appraisal, the loan will be included within loss contingency pools, in conjunction with estimating the bank's requirements for its allowance for loan losses.  Upon receipt and review of updated appraisal data and after any further fair value analysis is completed, the loan will be further evaluated for appropriate write-down.  Generally, negative differences between appraised value, less the estimated cost to sell, and the related carrying value of the loans are charged to the allowance for loan losses, as a partial write-down/charge-off, on a timely basis after the appraisal has been received and reviewed.  Occasionally, additional potential loss amounts may be included if circumstances exist which may further adversely impact fair value estimates.  Internally-developed

 
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Financial Condition – Continued

evaluations may be used when the amount of a loan is less than $250,000.  Internally-prepared evaluations may also be used when the most recent appraisal date is within a year to estimate the current effect of economic conditions or deterioration.  Updated fair value information is generally obtained at least annually for collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned.

Total nonperforming loans approximated $269.2 million at June 30, 2011.  Of that total, $128.3 million or 46% (including some loans carried at the parent level) were originated by banks located within the Great Lakes Region, primarily in Michigan.  Nonperforming loans have decreased significantly during the six months ended June 30, 2011 by $16.4 million within the Great Lakes Region and $5.3 million within the Arizona Region (excluding discontinued operations).

In response to the elevated level of nonperforming loans, higher levels of allowances for loan losses have been established for the Great Lakes Region (including some loans carried at the parent level), Southeast Region and the Nevada Region, approximating 5.66%, 5.76% and 7.62% of portfolio loans for the respective region on a combined basis as of June 30, 2011.  The allowance for loan losses levels range as high as 10.40% at 1st Commerce Bank, 9.13% at Pisgah Community Bank, 7.39% at Bank of Las Vegas and 6.81% at Michigan Commerce Bank.  Those ratios can be contrasted with some other banks and geographic regions within the Corporation with lower levels of nonperforming loans.

In addition to the identification of nonperforming loans involving borrowers with payment performance difficulties (i.e., nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more), management utilizes an internal loan review process to identify other potential problem loans which may warrant additional monitoring or other intervention.  This loan review process is a continuous activity which periodically updates internal loan ratings.  At inception, all loans are individually assigned a rating which grades the credits on a risk basis, based on the financial strength of the borrower and guarantors and other factors such as the nature of the borrower's business climate, local economic conditions and other subjective factors.  The loan rating process is fluid and subjective.

Potential problem loans include loans which are generally performing as agreed; however, because of loan reviews and/or lending staff's risk assessment, increased monitoring is deemed appropriate.  In addition, some loans are assigned a more adverse classification, with specific performance issues or other risk factors requiring close management and development of specific remedial action plans.

At June 30, 2011, problem and potential-problem loans (including the previously-discussed nonperforming loans) approximated $603.6 million or about 30% of total consolidated portfolio loans, compared to approximately $742.8 million or about 29% at December 31, 2010.  These potential problem loans (exclusive of nonperforming loans) do not necessarily have significant loss exposure (nor are they necessarily deemed "impaired"), but rather are identified by management as potential problem loans to aid in loan administration and risk management.  Management has considered these loans in its evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  Nonperforming loans, as previously-discussed, are primarily secured by real estate which is subject to fair value estimates and related loss recognition.  Management believes, however, that current general economic conditions in some markets may result in higher levels of future loan losses in comparison to previous years, as experienced in the first six months of 2011.

Regarding other real estate owned and collateral-dependent loans in Michigan, foreclosure laws in that state generally favor borrowers rather than lenders and, accordingly, foreclosure and redemption periods (i.e., the number of months it takes for a financial institution to obtain clear title to freely market the real estate) take much longer than in many other states.  Further, once a property is available to the bank for sale or liquidation, current market conditions (particularly in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada) may not be conducive to rapid marketing or near-term sale of the properties.


 
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Financial Condition – Continued

The following comparative analysis summarizes each bank's total portfolio loans, allowance for loan losses, nonperforming loans and ratio of the allowance as a percentage of portfolio loans (in $1,000s):

         
Allowance for
         
Allowance as a Percentage
 
   
Total Portfolio Loans
   
Loan Losses
   
Nonperforming Loans
   
of Total Portfolio Loans
 
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
 
Arizona Region:
                                               
Bank of Tucson(1)
        $ 159,334           $ 2,380           $ 7,711             1.49 %
Central Arizona Bank
  $ 46,550       52,844     $ 2,128       2,552     $ 3,030       5,092       4.57 %     4.83 %
Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque
    48,368       52,502       2,052       2,499       4,994       4,731       4.24 %     4.76 %
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
    263,463       264,181       13,706       16,700       26,420       29,936       5.20 %     6.32 %
Arizona Region Total
    358,381       528,861       17,886       24,131       34,444       47,470       4.99 %     4.56 %
                                                                 
California Region:
                                                               
Bank of Feather River
    37,590       31,297       591       479       342               1.57 %     1.53 %
Sunrise Bank(1)
    171,235       183,641       6,911       7,815       7,661       8,529       4.04 %     4.26 %
California Region Total
    208,825       214,938       7,502       8,294       8,003       8,529       3.59 %     3.86 %
                                                                 
Colorado Region:
                                                               
Mountain View Bank of Commerce
    41,073       41,087       716       789       474       883       1.74 %     1.92 %
                                                                 
Great Lakes Region:
                                                               
Bank of Maumee
    31,062       33,558       1,457       1,427       687       442       4.69 %     4.25 %
Bank of Michigan
    62,504       64,278       1,424       1,368       1,689       2,312       2.28 %     2.13 %
Capitol National Bank
    131,475       138,251       4,952       5,976       14,371       13,616       3.77 %     4.32 %
Evansville Commerce Bank
    35,286       38,609       886       1,103       1,286       1,801       2.51 %     2.86 %
Indiana Community Bank
    101,267       112,986       3,881       3,703       7,269       8,358       3.83 %     3.28 %
Michigan Commerce Bank
    705,703       812,088       48,052       57,381       100,211       114,937       6.81 %     7.07 %
Great Lakes Region Total
    1,067,297       1,199,770       60,652       70,958       125,513       141,466       5.68 %     5.91 %
                                                                 
Nevada Region:
                                                               
1st Commerce Bank
    22,119       25,521       2,301       624       4,580       5,611       10.40 %     2.45 %
Bank of Las Vegas
    274,234       306,802       20,271       25,235       80,227       82,042       7.39 %     8.23 %
Nevada Region Total
    296,353       332,323       22,572       25,859       84,807       87,653       7.62 %     7.78 %
                                                                 
Northwest Region:
                                                               
Bank of the Northwest(1)
    113,239       118,755       3,900       4,000       4,881       6,609       3.44 %     3.37 %
High Desert Bank
    27,793       29,872       1,386       1,350       1,150       1,053       4.99 %     4.52 %
Northwest Region Total
    141,032       148,627       5,286       5,350       6,031       7,662       3.75 %     3.60 %
                                                                 
Southeast Region:
                                                               
Community Bank of Rowan(1)
            102,926               1,736               3,441               1.69 %
First Carolina State Bank
    66,533       77,797       2,965       2,389       3,922       6,560       4.46 %     3.07 %
Pisgah Community Bank
    23,691       28,071       2,163       1,511       5,512       6,968       9.13 %     5.38 %
Sunrise Bank
    70,458       79,558       4,123       4,374       9,348       10,452       5.85 %     5.50 %
Southeast Region Total
    160,682       288,352       9,251       10,010       18,782       27,421       5.76 %     3.47 %
                                                                 
Texas Region:
                                                               
Bank of Fort Bend(1)
            29,788               700               419               2.35 %
Bank of Las Colinas
    41,049       41,434       737       737       986       907       1.80 %     1.78 %
Texas Region Total
    41,049       71,222       737       1,437       986       1,326       1.80 %     2.02 %
                                                                 
Parent company and other, net
    4,465       5,866       59       2,973       2,747       3,170       1.32 %  
n.m.
 
                                                                 
Consolidated totals
    2,319,157       2,831,046       124,661       149,801       281,787       325,580       5.38 %     5.29 %
Less discontinued operations
    (284,474 )     (594,444 )     (10,811 )     (16,631 )     (12,542 )     (26,709 )     (3.80) %     (2.80) %
                                                                 
Consolidated totals relating to
continuing operations
  $ 2,034,683     $ 2,236,602     $ 113,850     $ 133,170     $ 269,245     $ 298,871       5.60 %     5.95 %

(1)
Capitol sold its ownership in Bank of the Northwest and Sunrise Bank effective July 28, 2011; Community Bank of Rowan effective April 19, 2011; Bank of Fort Bend effective March 30, 2011 and Bank of Tucson effective January 24, 2011.  The banks' operations have been included in Capitol's consolidated totals up to the date of sale; however, the banks' results are reflected in discontinued operations.
n.m.
Not meaningful.

 
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Financial Condition – Continued

Accounting for income taxes requires significant estimates and management judgments.  At June 30, 2011, Capitol had a deferred tax asset approximating $211.3 million ($192.1 million at December 31, 2010), subject to a related valuation allowance.  When realization of the deferred tax asset is in doubt, a valuation reserve is required to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount which is more-likely-than-not realizable.  Management reviewed the potential realization of net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2011 and increased the related valuation allowance to $210.3 million, maintaining the net deferred tax asset at approximately $1.0 million.  The net deferred tax asset ($1.0 million and $1.8 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively) represents the amount which is more-likely-than-not realizable at the balance-sheet date for a small group of less than 80%-owned consolidated bank subsidiaries.

Results of Operations

Summary

The second quarter 2011 net loss attributable to Capitol was approximately $16.4 million compared to a net loss of $41.0 million for the second quarter of 2010.  The net loss per share attributable to Capitol was $0.40 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net loss per share of $1.98 in the corresponding period of 2010.  Net loss attributable to Capitol for the six months ended June 30, 2011 approximated $16.1 million compared to a net loss of $88.9 million in the corresponding period of 2010.  Net loss per common share attributable to Capitol was $0.44 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net loss per share of $4.67 in the corresponding 2010 period.  Net income relating to discontinued operations was not material to the periods presented except for the gain on sale of bank subsidiaries which approximated $4.6 million and $10.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The primary reasons for the lower interim 2011 net loss as compared to the corresponding 2010 period were a significant reduction in the provision for loan losses of $67.3 million to $19.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a provision of $87.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 (excluding discontinued operations), as well as a gain on exchange of trust-preferred securities for common stock of approximately $16.9 million.

Analytical Review

The provision for loan losses decreased significantly for the six months ended June 30, 2011 due to lower levels of loan charge-offs, declining levels of nonperforming loans and stable valuations of collateral-dependent loans, primarily secured by real estate.  Provisions for loan losses are estimates based upon management's analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, as previously-discussed.  The significant increase in the provision for loan losses in the preceding year had a material adverse effect on interim 2010 operating results.

Net interest income for the six-month 2011 period totaled $39.3 million, a 2.4% decrease compared to $40.2 million in 2010.  Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $19.1 million, a 3.5% decrease compared to $19.8 million in 2010.  The net interest margin approximated 2.99% for the three months ended June 30, 2011, a 16 basis-point decrease compared to 3.15% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and an 11 basis-point increase compared to 2.88% for the three months ended June 30, 2010.  It is difficult to speculate on future changes in net interest margin.

While net interest income was relatively stable during the interim 2011 periods in spite of a significantly reduced asset base compared to 2010, provisions for loan losses did not exceed net interest income for the interim periods of 2011 as it did in the interim 2010 periods.


 
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Results of Operations – Continued

Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 approximated $26.9 million, a significant increase compared to $10.4 million for the same period in 2010.  The interim 2011 period included a gain on exchange of trust-preferred securities of $16.9 million (see Note I to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements) and the interim 2010 period included a gain on exchange of promissory notes for common stock of $1.3 million.  When excluding each of these gains, noninterest income showed a 10% increase in 2011 compared to 2010.  Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $5.7 million, a 30% increase compared to $4.4 million for the same period in 2010 primarily relating to a significant increase in gains on sale of government-guaranteed loans from $184,000 in the 2010 period to $900,000 in the 2011 period.

Noninterest expense totaled $72.4 million for the six-month 2011 period compared to $85.4 million for the comparable period of 2010.  The decrease resulted from significantly lower costs associated with foreclosed properties and other real estate owned, which decreased $3.3 million (16%) to $16.8 million in the six-month 2011 period ($20.1 million in the corresponding 2010 period), due to stable valuations and holding costs of other real estate owned.  The cost of FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees also decreased to $5.6 million in the six-month 2011 period compared to $7.4 million in the six-month 2010 period due to the decline in deposits which was used for the assessment base prior to April 2011.

The largest element of noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits, which approximated $27.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of 14.1% from $32.2 million in the corresponding period of 2010, as a result of Capitol's efforts to reduce and streamline staffing at its banks and corporate offices.

The more significant elements of other noninterest expense consisted of the following for the periods ended June 30 (in $1,000s):

   
Three Month Period
   
Six Month Period
 
   
2011
   
2010(1)
   
2011
   
2010(1)
 
                         
Legal fees
  $ 753     $ 1,326     $ 1,611     $ 2,206  
Insurance
    664       387       1,408       619  
Professional fees
    817       764       1,261       2,791  
Loan and collection expense
    348       514       813       1,338  
Bank services (ATMs, telephone
    banking and Internet banking)
    323       272       663       552  
Directors' fees
    322       439       613       810  
Travel, lodging and meals
    298       320       524       549  
Communications
    257       296       516       569  
Advertising
    225       313       480       650  
Paper, printing and supplies
    218       376       479       657  
Other
    167       1,549       3,639       3,514  
                                 
Total
  $ 4,392     $ 6,556     $ 12,007     $ 14,255  

(1)  
For comparative purposes, original balances as previously reported have been adjusted to exclude amounts related to discontinued operations.






 
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Results of OperationsContinued

Operating results for the six months ended June 30 were as follows (in $1,000s):

   
Total Revenues
   
Net Income (Loss)(1)
   
Return on
Average Equity(2)
   
Return on
Average Assets(2)
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Arizona Region:
                                               
Bank of Tucson(3)
        $ 6,406           $ 1,091             11.00 %           1.03 %
Central Arizona Bank
  $ 1,442       1,867     $ (1,031 )     (2,025 )                            
Southern Arizona Community
Bank(3)
             2,624                441             9.04 %           0.92 %
Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque
    1,536       1,865       (1,480 )     (2,134 )                            
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
    10,303       9,710       (7,368 )     (26,673 )                            
Arizona Region Total
    13,281       22,472       (9,879 )     (29,300 )                            
                                                             
California Region:
                                                           
Bank of Feather River
    1,536       1,164       143       42       4.44 %     1.37 %     0.69 %     0.25 %
Bank of San Francisco(3)
            2,799               385               8.92 %             0.83 %
Napa Community Bank(3)
            2,947               (77 )                                
Sunrise Bank(3)
    5,691       6,899       (729 )     (2,662 )                                
California Region Total
    7,227       13,809       (586 )     (2,312 )                                
                                                                 
Colorado Region:
                                                               
Fort Collins Commerce Bank(3)
            2,910               166               3.46 %             0.35 %
Larimer Bank of Commerce(3)
            2,718               355               8.99 %             0.78 %
Loveland Bank of Commerce(3)
            1,276               127               4.06 %             0.64 %
Mountain View Bank of Commerce
    1,381       1,401       51       47       1.40 %     1.33 %     0.18 %     0.19 %
Colorado Region Total
    1,381       8,305       51       695                                  
                                                                 
Great Lakes Region:
                                                               
Bank of Maumee
    1,020       1,231       (82 )     (1,108 )                                
Bank of Michigan
    2,561       2,222       220       (288 )     6.30 %             0.55 %        
Capitol National Bank
    4,356       5,022       (121 )     (2,193 )                                
Evansville Commerce Bank
    1,186       1,420       (96 )     (239 )                                
Indiana Community Bank
    3,310       3,922       (158 )     (2,454 )                                
Michigan Commerce Bank
    28,390       32,181       (11,613 )     (40,862 )                                
Ohio Commerce Bank(3)
            1,934               226               5.68 %             0.78 %
Great Lakes Region Total
    40,823       47,932       (11,850 )     (46,918 )                                
                                                                 
Midwest Region
                                                               
Adams Dairy Bank(3)
            1,254               (59 )                                
Bank of Belleville(3)
            1,048               18               1.02 %             0.10 %
Community Bank of Lincoln(3)
            1,295               (678 )                                
Midwest Region Total
            3,597               (719 )                                
                                                                 
Nevada Region:
                                                               
1st Commerce Bank
    660       912       (2,933 )     (1,173 )                                
Bank of Las Vegas
    7,168       9,663       (2,811 )     (22,841 )                                
Nevada Region Total
    7,828       10,575       (5,744 )     (24,014 )                                
                                                                 
Northeast Region:
                                                               
USNY Bank(3)
            1,945               434               16.28 %             1.32 %
                                                                 
Northwest Region:
                                                               
Bank of the Northwest(3)
    3,700       4,009       (472 )     (1,008 )                                
High Desert Bank
    959       1,154       (487 )     (271 )                                
Northwest Region Total
    4,659       5,163       (959 )     (1,279 )                                
                                                                 
Southeast Region:
                                                               
Community Bank of Rowan(3)(4)
    2,123               46               1.88 %             0.14 %        
First Carolina State Bank
    2,029       2,310       (2,961 )     (1,616 )                                
Pisgah Community Bank
    629       1,009       (3,000 )     (7,773 )                                
Sunrise Bank
    2,390       3,362       (3,233 )     (5,005 )                                
Southeast Region Total
    7,171       6,681       (9,148 )     (14,394 )                                

 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Results of Operations – Continued

Operating results – continued:

   
Total Revenues
   
Net Income (Loss)(1)
   
Return on
Average Equity(2)
   
Return on
Average Assets(2)
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
    2010    
2011
    2010  
Texas Region:
                                                   
Bank of Fort Bend(3)
  $ 720     $ 1,030     $ 128     $ (31 )     14.82 %             2.27 %        
Bank of Las Colinas
    1,215       1,070       117       (28 )     4.17 %             0.50 %        
Texas Region Total
    1,935       2,100       245       (59 )                                
                                                                 
Parent company and other, net
    14,515       1,273       17,590       12,007                                  
Consolidated totals
    98,820       123,852       (20,280 )     (105,859 )                                
Less discontinued operations
    (12,234 )     (40,995 )     3,243       10,212              
 
             
 
 
                                                                 
Consolidated totals for
   continuing operations
  $ 86,586     $ 82,857     $ (23,523 )   $ (116,071 )       --      
 
        --
        --      
 
       --
 

(1)
Excludes net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests.
(2)
Annualized for periods presented.
(3)
Capitol sold its ownership in Bank of the Northwest and Sunrise Bank effective July 28, 2011; Community Bank of Rowan effective April 19, 2011; Bank of Fort Bend effective March 30, 2011; Bank of Tucson effective January 24, 2011; Southern Arizona community Bank effective December 10, 2010; Fort Collins Commerce Bank, Larimer Bank of Commerce and Loveland Bank of Commerce effective October 29, 2010; Bank of San Francisco effective September 28, 2010; Adams Dairy Bank effective August 31, 2010; USNY Bank effective August 23, 2010; Community Bank of Lincoln effective July 30, 2010; Ohio Commerce Bank effective June 30, 2010; Napa Community Bank effective April 30, 2010 and Bank of Belleville effective April 27, 2010.  The banks' operations have been included in Capitol's consolidated totals up to the date of sale; however, the banks' results are reflected in discontinued operations.
(4)
As of December 31, 2009, Community Bank of Rowan (CBR) was a majority-owned subsidiary of Capitol Development Bancorp Limited III (CDBL III) which, due to a change in control effective September 30, 2009, became an unconsolidated affiliate of Capitol.  Effective June 30, 2010, CDBL III transferred its controlling interest in CBR to Capitol in exchange for preferred stock of Capitol and, accordingly, CBR became a consolidated subsidiary of Capitol on that date.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The principal funding source for banks is deposits.  Total deposits (excluding discontinued operations) decreased $161 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a $34.8 million increase in the corresponding period of 2010.  Brokered deposits approximated $123 million as of June 30, 2011, or about 5% of total deposits, a decrease of $116 million during the six-month 2011 period, as the banks have sought to reduce use of that funding source based on maturity and interest-rate opportunities, regulatory constraints and to aid in matching the repricing of funding sources and assets.  Brokered deposits at June 30, 2011 include about $24 million of relationship-based structured time accounts.  Banks that are classified as less than "well-capitalized" are required to obtain approval from the FDIC to renew or obtain new brokered deposits and, for banks classified as less than "adequately-capitalized," renewal of brokered deposits is generally prohibited.

Noninterest-bearing deposits approximated 17.4% of total deposits at June 30, 2011, an increase from 15.7% at December 31, 2010, and an increase of $15.2 million in the 2011 interim period compared to an increase of $29.7 million during the 2010 period (excluding discontinued operations).  Levels of noninterest-bearing deposits can fluctuate based on customers' transaction activity.  During the 2011 period, however, interest-bearing deposits decreased about $176.2 million, mostly related to the previously-mentioned reduction in brokered deposits.

Cash and cash equivalents amounted to $453.1 million or 15.4% of total assets at June 30, 2011, compared to $463.3 million or 13.9% of total assets at December 31, 2010 as reductions in portfolio loans (principally from repayments) and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, government-guaranteed loans and other real estate owned were used to reduce debt obligations or deployed into liquid assets.  As liquidity levels vary continuously based on customer activities, amounts of cash and cash equivalents can vary widely at any given point in time.  Liquidity levels have been increased by management in response to regulatory guidance, coupled with limited opportunities to deploy funds into investment securities during a low interest-rate environment and a cautious approach to making new loans in an uncertain economy.  Management believes the banks' liquidity position at June 30, 2011 is adequate to fund loan demand and meet depositor needs.

 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Liquidity and Capital Resources – Continued

In addition to cash and cash equivalents, an additional source of long-term liquidity is the banks' marketable investment securities.  Liquidity needs have not historically necessitated the sale of investments in order to meet funding requirements and the banks have not engaged in active trading of their investments.  At June 30, 2011, Capitol's banks had approximately $23.7 million of investment securities classified as available for sale which may be utilized to meet various liquidity needs as they arise.

Several of Capitol's banks have secured lines of credit with regional Federal Home Loan Banks.  Borrowings thereunder approximated $78.1 million at June 30, 2011 and additional borrowing capacity approximated $117.3 million.  These facilities are used from time to time as a lower-cost funding source versus various rates and maturities of time deposits available within banks' individual communities.  Future availability of such borrowing capacity may be contingent upon the creditworthiness of Capitol's banks and related matters.  Total notes payable and other borrowings were $10.8 million at June 30, 2011.

In 2009, the Corporation commenced the deferral of interest payments on its various trust-preferred securities, as is permitted under the terms of the securities, to conserve cash and capital resources.  The payment of interest on those securities may be deferred for periods up to five years.  During such deferral periods, Capitol is prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock (subject to certain exceptions) and is further restricted by Capitol's written agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago which prohibits both payment of interest on the trust-preferred securities and cash dividends without prior written approval by that agency.  Accrued interest payable on such securities approximated $22.3 million and $20.8 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Holders of the trust-preferred securities will recognize current taxable income relating to the deferred interest payments.

On January 31, 2011, Capitol accepted for exchange 1,180,602 of the 2,530,000 outstanding shares of trust-preferred securities of Capitol Trust I and 773,934 of the 1,454,100 outstanding shares of trust-preferred securities of Capitol Trust XII and, pursuant to the related exchange offer, issued approximately 19.5 million of previously-unissued shares of Capitol's common stock.  Such exchange resulted in the retirement of approximately $19.5 million aggregate liquidation amount of the trust-preferred securities on a combined basis and eliminated approximately $2.4 million of accrued interest payable associated with the retired securities, which collectively increased Capitol's equity and regulatory capital by $21.9 million, including a gain on the transaction of approximately $16.9 million.

Capitol Bancorp Limited stockholders' equity, as a percentage of total assets, approximated (2.46)% at June 30, 2011 and (1.75)% at December 31, 2010.  As of June 30, 2011, total capital funds (i.e., the sum of Capitol Bancorp Limited stockholders' equity, noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and subordinated debentures) approximated $90.2 million or 3.06% of total assets.  Capitol's equity deficit increased in the interim 2011 period due to losses incurred from operations although the losses were not as significant as compared to much greater losses from operations in 2010.

Capitol and its banks are subject to complex regulatory capital requirements, which require maintaining certain minimum capital ratios.  These ratio measurements, in addition to certain other requirements, are used by regulatory agencies to determine the level of regulatory intervention and enforcement applied to financial institutions.





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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Liquidity and Capital Resources – Continued

The following comparative analysis summarizes each bank's regulatory capital position as of the dates indicated based on the banks included in consolidation as of June 30, 2011:

   
Tier 1 Leverage
   
Tier 1 Risk-Based
   
Total Risk-Based
     
   
Ratio(1)(4)
   
Capital Ratio(1)(4)
   
Capital Ratio(2)(4)
   
Regulatory Classification(3)
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2011
   
Dec 31,
2010
   
June 30,
2011
 
Dec 31,
2010
Arizona Region:
                                           
Central Arizona Bank
    2.04 %     2.24 %     2.80 %     3.20 %     4.09 %     4.49 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
significantly-undercapitalized
Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque
    2.58 %     2.43 %     3.23 %     3.39 %     4.52 %     4.68 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
significantly-undercapitalized
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
    2.40 %     0.69 %     3.06 %     0.92 %     4.35 %     1.84 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
critically-
undercapitalized(6)
                                                         
California Region:
                                                       
Bank of Feather River
    15.55 %     16.08 %     19.92 %     21.16 %     21.18 %     22.42 %  
well-capitalized
 
well-capitalized
Sunrise Bank
    7.63 %     7.04 %     10.18 %     9.93 %     11.46 %     11.22 %  
adequately-capitalized(5)
 
adequately-capitalized(5)
                                                         
Colorado Region:
                                                       
Mountain View Bank of
  Commerce
    12.78 %     12.02 %     17.74 %     17.99 %     19.00 %     19.25 %  
 
well-capitalized
 
 
well-capitalized
                                                         
Great Lakes Region:
                                                       
Bank of Maumee
    7.51 %     7.00 %     9.93 %     9.43 %     11.23 %     10.72 %  
well-capitalized
 
well-capitalized
Bank of Michigan
    8.63 %     7.67 %     11.17 %     10.33 %     12.43 %     11.59 %  
well-capitalized
 
well-capitalized
Capitol National Bank
    6.64 %     6.10 %     8.05 %     7.74 %     9.33 %     9.03 %  
adequately-capitalized
 
adequately-capitalized
Evansville Commerce Bank
    9.09 %     8.47 %     13.17 %     12.25 %     14.44 %     13.52 %  
well-capitalized
 
well-capitalized
Indiana Community Bank
    6.69 %     6.34 %     8.99 %     8.19 %     10.27 %     9.47 %  
adequately-capitalized(5)
 
adequately-capitalized
Michigan Commerce Bank
    2.80 %     1.15 %     3.49 %     1.46 %     4.81 %     2.78 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
critically-
undercapitalized(6)
                                                         
Nevada Region:
                                                       
1st Commerce Bank
    2.50 %     2.48 %     3.92 %     3.94 %     5.28 %     5.20 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
significantly-undercapitalized
Bank of Las Vegas
    2.40 %     2.06 %     3.07 %     2.93 %     4.39 %     4.27 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
significantly-undercapitalized
                                                         
Northwest Region:
                                                       
Bank of the Northwest
    10.03 %     10.05 %     13.53 %     13.25 %     14.81 %     14.52 %  
adequately-capitalized(5)
 
adequately-capitalized(5)
High Desert Bank
    7.02 %     7.83 %     9.97 %     10.07 %     11.28 %     11.36 %  
adequately-capitalized(5)
 
adequately-capitalized(5)
                                                         
Southeast Region:
                                                       
First Carolina State Bank
    2.13 %     3.11 %     3.19 %     4.75 %     4.49 %     6.02 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
undercapitalized
Pisgah Community Bank
    2.08 %     2.03 %     2.86 %     3.52 %     4.21 %     4.82 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
significantly-undercapitalized
Sunrise Bank
    2.01 %     2.14 %     2.91 %     3.29 %     4.22 %     4.59 %  
significantly-undercapitalized
 
significantly-undercapitalized
                                                         
Texas Region:
                                                       
Bank of Las Colinas
    11.79 %     11.58 %     14.57 %     14.46 %     15.83 %     15.72 %  
well-capitalized
 
well-capitalized
                                                         
Consolidated totals
    (1.97) %     (1.03) %     (2.61) %     (1.44) %     (2.61) %     (1.44) %  
less than adequately-capitalized
 
less than adequately-capitalized

Notes to the preceding table:

(1)
The minimum required Tier 1 leverage ratio and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is 4%.
(2)
The minimum required total risk-based capital ratio is 8%.
(3)
In order to be classified as a "well-capitalized" institution, the total risk-based capital ratio must be 10% or more.  To be classified as an "adequately-capitalized" institution, the total risk-based capital ratio must be between 8% and 10%.  Institutions are classified as "undercapitalized" when the total risk-based ratio is between 6% and 8% and "significantly-undercapitalized" when such ratio falls below 6%.  Institutions with a Tier 1 leverage ratio below 2% are classified as "critically-undercapitalized."

 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Liquidity and Capital Resources – Continued

Notes to the preceding table: – Continued

(4)
Ratios are based on the banks' regulatory reports filed on or before July 29, 2011.
(5)
Institution is subject to a regulatory agreement and, accordingly, cannot be classified better than "adequately-capitalized" even though the risk-based capital ratios would otherwise suggest "well-capitalized" classification.
(6)
Subsequent capital contributions in January 2011 eliminated the banks' classification as "critically-undercapitalized" in 2011.

Banks less than "adequately-capitalized" may become subject to increased regulatory enforcement pursuant to the prompt-corrective-action or other provisions of the FDIC and other bank regulatory agencies.  The preceding summary indicates that Capitol, on a consolidated basis, was classified as less than "adequately-capitalized" at June 30, 2011.

Capitol's total risk-based capital ratio at June 30, 2011 was adversely impacted by the exclusion of approximately $178.9 million of previously-qualifying Tier 2 capital, inasmuch as Tier 2 capital is limited to 100% of Tier 1 capital.  The Tier 1 capital deficit at June 30, 2011 resulted from operating losses in the prior year; however, the Tier 2 limitation did not apply to Capitol's regulatory capital computations at earlier measurement dates prior to 2010.

In addition to Capitol's consolidated regulatory capital classification at June 30, 2011, several of its bank subsidiaries had capital levels resulting in classification as "undercapitalized" or "significantly-undercapitalized" at that date.  Regarding banks classified as "undercapitalized" or "significantly-undercapitalized," and otherwise noncompliant with formal regulatory agreements, management is taking appropriate action to improve such capital classifications and related compliance in the future.

Proceeds from the sale of banks through June 30, 2011 have been deployed as additional capital in the remaining affiliated banks, irrespective of minority ownership, pursuant to requirements imposed by the FDIC.  Capitol anticipates augmenting the capital levels of its less than "adequately-capitalized" bank subsidiaries further through the allocation of proceeds from the pending divestiture of certain bank subsidiaries.  Pending divestitures are discussed later in this narrative.  Management is pursuing various strategies to increase Capitol's Tier 1 capital, including raising capital through potential equity transactions, gains on divestiture of some bank subsidiaries and other initiatives.

Going-Concern Considerations

As of June 30, 2011, there are several significant adverse aspects of Capitol's consolidated financial position and results of operations which include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
·  
An equity deficit approximating $72 million;
·  
Regulatory capital classification on a consolidated basis as less than "adequately-capitalized" and related negative amounts and ratios;
·  
Numerous banking subsidiaries with regulatory capital classification as "undercapitalized" or "significantly-undercapitalized";
 ·  
Certain banking subsidiaries which are generally subject to formal regulatory agreements have received "prompt corrective action" notifications and/or directives from the FDIC, which require timely action by bank management and the respective boards of directors to resolve regulatory capital ratios which result in classification as less than "adequately-capitalized" (the basis of a PCAN) or to submit an acceptable capital restoration plan to the FDIC (the basis of a PCAD), and it is likely additional PCANs and/or PCADs may be issued in the future and/or the banking subsidiaries may be unable to satisfactorily resolve such notices and/or directives;
·  
In 2010 and early 2011, Capitol sold several of its banking subsidiaries and has other divestiture transactions pending (see Note J to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements).  The proceeds from those divestitures have been redeployed at certain remaining banking subsidiaries
 

 
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Liquidity and Capital Resources – Continued

 
  
which have experienced a significant erosion of capital due to operating losses.  While such proceeds have been a significant source of funds for redeployment, the Corporation will need to raise significant other sources of new capital in the future;
·  
The Corporation and substantially all of its banking subsidiaries are operating under various regulatory agreements (formal and informal) which place a number of restrictions on them and impose other requirements limiting activities, requiring preservation of capital, improvement in regulatory capital measures, reduction of nonperforming assets and other things for which the entities have not achieved full compliance;
·  
Elevated levels of nonperforming loans and other nonperforming assets as a percentage of consolidated loans and total assets, respectively; and
·  
Significant losses from continuing operations in 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008, resulting primarily from provisions for loan losses, costs associated with foreclosed properties and other real estate owned and, in 2010, an impairment charge to operations for the write-off of previously-recorded goodwill ($64.5 million).

The foregoing considerations raise some level of doubt (potentially "substantial doubt") as to the Corporation's ability to continue as a going concern.

Capitol has commenced several initiatives and other actions to mitigate these going-concern considerations and to improve the Corporation's financial condition, equity, regulatory capital and regulatory compliance.
 
In early 2011, a partial exchange of trust-preferred securities was completed and the Corporation's stockholders approved the amendment to the articles of incorporation to increase its authorized common stock and authorize its board of directors to proceed with a rights offering and reverse stock split, in addition to a potential share exchange regarding second-tier bank-development subsidiaries.

Improvement in Capitol's and its banking subsidiaries' capitalization, financial position, asset quality and results of operations requires multi-faceted efforts, which are currently being considered in the following areas, among others:

·  
Raising significant amounts of new capital;
·  
Completion of divestitures which are currently pending;
·  
Further reductions in nonperforming assets;
·  
Stabilization of provisions for loan losses and impairment losses;
·  
Resuscitation of Capitol's trust-preferred securities as a qualifying element of regulatory capital and/or equity; and
·  
Further reductions in operating expenses through mergers of bank subsidiaries completed in recent years.

Capitol's ability to continue as a going concern is contingent on the successful achievement of the items listed above.  Capitol's board of directors and management are fully engaged and committed to successful completion of those items, with a clear sense of urgency, subject to the availability of capital and continued cooperation by regulatory agencies.
 
Trends Affecting Operations

As noted elsewhere in this narrative, Capitol has experienced adverse trends in its results of operations, asset quality, valuation of collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned and capital adequacy.  Capitol continues to focus on its efforts to mitigate those adverse trends through a multifaceted approach to raise and redeploy capital funds, merge bank subsidiaries on a regional basis to achieve operational efficiencies, reduce operating expenses, reduce staffing levels, implement hiring and compensation freezes, sell banks and suspension of employer contributions to retirement plans, among other things.  Capitol continues to explore other ideas to improve operating results and capital adequacy.

 
 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Trends Affecting Operations – Continued

Capitol has made significant progress in its efforts to reduce staffing and operating costs as well as redeployment of proceeds from the sale of banks completed thus far.  In addition, in the most recent quarterly period, a notable reduction in the amount of nonperforming assets was achieved following a slowing trend in the prior growth rate of such assets, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009.

While Capitol's management believes its plans to improve operating results and capital adequacy will help mitigate recent adverse trends, Capitol's loan portfolio is dominated by loans secured by real estate.  Future valuation of collateral-dependent loans and other real estate owned and future loan repayments by borrowers are largely dependent upon economic conditions on a local, regional and national basis.  Uncertainty in those economic conditions, particularly relating to real estate values and the ability of borrowers to repay loans, is outside of the control of Capitol and its banks.  Accordingly, the extent to which those matters may further adversely affect Capitol in the future remains highly unpredictable.

In addition to volatility which arises from changes in asset quality, changes in market rates of interest can have a material impact on the financial condition and results of operations of financial institutions.

Changes in interest rates, either up or down, have an impact on net interest income (plus or minus), depending on the direction and timing of such changes.  At any point in time, there is a difference between interest rate-sensitive assets and interest rate-sensitive liabilities.  This means that when interest rates change, the timing and magnitude of the effect of such interest rate changes can alter the relationship between asset yields and the cost of funds.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, which influences interest rates, has maintained interbank borrowing rates at record low levels and has also expressed concerns about a variety of macro economic issues.  Home mortgage rates have fluctuated and residential real estate markets have deteriorated in various regions, which adversely impacts fee income from the origination of residential mortgages.  There has been widespread media coverage of earlier subprime and other residential mortgage "meltdown" issues; Capitol believes its exposure to the residential real estate crisis to be generally minimal due to its practice of selling residential mortgage loan production to the secondary market.  Many of Capitol's banks' commercial loans are variable-rate and, accordingly, result in lower interest income to Capitol in the near term in the current interest-rate environment; however, depositors will continue to expect interest rates on their accounts to be at reasonable market rates, potentially compressing net interest margins further.  The future outlook on interest rates and their impact on Capitol's interest income, interest expense and net interest income is uncertain.

General economic conditions also have a significant impact on both the results of operations and the financial condition of financial institutions.  As mentioned previously, general economic conditions within the states of Michigan, Arizona and Nevada and the national economic recession are uncertain and are likely to continue to have an adverse impact on Capitol, its banks and bank customers.  It is likely that economic recovery may take an extended period of time.

Media reports raising questions about the health of the domestic economy and the sustained national recession have continued in 2011.  Although nonperforming assets have decreased during the interim 2011 period, it is likely levels of nonperforming assets and related loan losses may increase further as economic conditions, locally and nationally, evolve.
 
On August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor's lowered its long term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America from AAA to AA+.  While United States lawmakers reached agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling on August 2, 2011, the downgrade reflected Standard & Poor's view that the fiscal consolidation plan within that agreement fell short of what would be necessary to stabilize the United States government's medium term debt dynamics.

 

 
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Trends Affecting Operations – Continued
 
This downgrade could have material adverse impacts on financial markets and economic conditions in the United States and throughout the world and, in turn, the market's anticipation of these impacts could have a material adverse effect on Capitol's business, financial condition and liquidity.  In particular, it could disrupt payment systems, money markets, long-term or short-term fixed income markets, commodities markets and equity markets and adversely affect the cost and availability of funding and certain impacts, such as increased spreads in money market and other short term rates, have been experienced already as the market anticipated the downgrade.

Because of the unprecedented nature of negative credit rating actions with respect to United States government obligations, the ultimate impacts on global markets and Capitol's business, financial condition and liquidity are unpredictable and may not be immediately apparent.
 
Through June 30, 2011, mergers of some of Capitol's banking subsidiaries have been completed in Arizona, southern California, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest.  The resulting merged institutions have been combined on a regional basis to gain efficiencies in loan portfolio and problem asset management and general operating efficiencies in daily processing.  Additional mergers and combinations of bank charters in other markets are under consideration as management evaluates potential synergies and cost savings.

Divestiture of Banks

Through June 30, 2011, Capitol completed the following sales of bank subsidiaries (in $1,000s):

     
Sale
   
Gain
 
 
Date Sold
 
Proceeds
   
(Loss)
 
               
Bank of Tucson – main office(1)
January 24, 2011
  $ 4,567     $ 4,418  
Bank of Fort Bend(2)
March 30, 2011
    4,302       1,432  
Community Bank of Rowan(3)
April 19, 2011
    4,845       (1,298 )
                   
      $ 13,714     $ 4,552  
 
 
(1)
Previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol.  Sale proceeds represent the net premium received from the assumption of
liabilities and acquisition of assets transaction.
 
(2)
Previously a majority-owned subsidiary of a bank-development subsidiary controlled by Capitol.
 
(3)
Previously a majority-owned subsidiary of Capitol.

On July 28, 2011, the sale of Bank of the Northwest and Sunrise Bank was completed with aggregate proceeds of $24.1 million and an estimated gain of $150,000.

In addition to completed sales transactions, Capitol has entered into definitive agreements to sell its interests (or controlling interests held by bank-development subsidiaries) in the following institutions which are pending:  Bank of Feather River, Bank of Michigan, Bank of Las Colinas, Evansville Commerce Bank, First Carolina State Bank and Pisgah Community Bank.  The projected financial impact of the potential divestiture of these institutions is set forth in the accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements on pages 48 and 49 of this document.  Total proceeds from those pending sales are expected to approximate $14.1 million, resulting in a projected loss of $1.2 million ($0.03 per common share) and are expected to be consummated throughout the remainder of 2011, subject to regulatory approval and other significant contingencies.



 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Regulatory Matters
 
In September 2009, Capitol and its second-tier bank holding companies entered into an agreement with the Reserve Bank under which Capitol agreed to refrain from the following actions without the prior written consent of the Reserve Bank:  (i) declare or pay dividends; (ii) receive dividends or any other form of payment representing a reduction in capital from Michigan Commerce Bank, or from any of its subsidiary institutions that are subject to any restriction by the institution's federal or state regulator that limits the payment of dividends or other intercorporate payments; (iii) make any distributions of interest, principal, or other sums on subordinated debentures or trust-preferred securities; (iv) incur, increase or guarantee any debt; or (v) purchase or redeem any shares of the stock of Capitol, the second-tier bank holding companies, nonbank subsidiaries or any of the subsidiary banks that are held by shareholders other than Capitol.
 
In addition, Capitol agreed to:  (i) submit to the Reserve Bank a written plan to maintain sufficient capital at Capitol on a consolidated basis and at Michigan Commerce Bank (as Capitol's largest bank subsidiary and a separate legal entity on a stand-alone basis); (ii) notify the Reserve Bank no more than 30 days after the end of any quarter in which Capitol's consolidated or Michigan Commerce Bank's capital ratios fall below the approved capital plan's minimum ratios as well as if any subsidiary institution's ratios fall below the minimum ratios required by the institution's federal or state regulator; (iii) review and revise its ALLL methodology for loans held by Capitol and submit to the Reserve Bank a written program for maintenance of an adequate ALLL for loans held by Capitol; (iv) take all necessary actions to ensure each of its subsidiary institutions comply with Federal Reserve regulations; (v) refrain from increasing any fees or charging new fees to any subsidiary institution without the prior written consent of the Reserve Bank; (vi) submit to the Reserve Bank a written plan to enhance the consolidated organization's risk management practices, a strategic plan to improve the consolidated organization's operating results and overall condition and a cash flow projection; (vii) comply with laws and regulations regarding senior executive officer positions and severance payments; and (viii) provide quarterly reports to the Reserve Bank regarding these undertakings.

Many of Capitol's bank subsidiaries have entered into formal agreements with their applicable regulatory agencies.  Those agreements provide for certain restrictions and other guidelines and/or limitations to be followed by the banks.  The banks generally subject to such agreements are noted as such in the regulatory capital detail appearing on page 41 of this document.

Regulatory capital matters are set forth in Note L of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law and significantly changes future regulation of financial institutions and the financial services industry.  The Dodd-Frank Act includes provisions affecting large and small financial institutions alike, including several provisions that will profoundly affect how community banks, thrifts, and smaller bank holding companies will be regulated in the future.  Among other things, these provisions abolish the Office of Thrift Supervision and transfer its functions to the other federal banking agencies, relax rules regarding interstate branching, allow financial institutions to pay interest on business checking accounts, change the scope of FDIC insurance coverage and impose new capital requirements on bank holding companies including removing trust-preferred securities as a permitted component of a holding company's Tier 1 capital after a three-year phase-in period beginning January 1, 2013.  The Dodd-Frank Act also establishes the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection as an independent entity within the Federal Reserve, which will be given the authority to promulgate consumer protection regulations applicable to all entities offering consumer financial services or products, including banks.  Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act includes a series of provisions covering mortgage loan origination standards affecting, among other things, originator compensation, minimum repayment standards and prepayments.  Management is reviewing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and assessing its probable impact on the Corporation's business, financial condition and results of operations.  However, the ultimate effect of the Dodd-Frank Act on the financial services industry in general, and on the Corporation in particular, is currently uncertain.


 
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Tax Matters
 
The Internal Revenue Service is currently conducting an examination of the Corporation's consolidated federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009.  Adjustments to the taxable income or taxes payable or refundable are undetermined pending the completion of the examination expected in late 2011 or early 2012.

In July 2011, Capitol adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (the "Plan") designed to preserve substantial tax assets.  Capitol's tax attributes include net operating losses that could be utilized in certain circumstances to offset taxable income and reduce federal income tax liability.  Capitol's ability to use these tax attributes would be substantially limited if there were an "ownership change" as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and related Internal Revenue Service pronouncements.  As part of the Plan, Capitol's board of directors declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of its common stock distributable to shareholders of record as of August 1, 2011, as well as to holders of common stock issued after that date, but would only be activated if triggered under the Plan.

The Plan is designed to reduce the likelihood that Capitol will experience an ownership change by discouraging any person from becoming a 5-percent shareholder.  There is no guarantee, however, that the Plan will prevent Capitol from experiencing an ownership change.

The issuance of the preferred share purchase rights will not affect Capitol's reported per share results and is not taxable to Capitol or its shareholders.















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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued

Impact of Accounting Standards Updates

There are certain accounting standards updates issued or becoming effective in 2011.  They are discussed in Note B of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Capitol's critical accounting policies are described on pages F-46 – F-48 of the financial section of its 2010 Annual Report.  In the circumstances of Capitol, management believes its "critical accounting policies" are those which encompass the use of estimates in determining the allowance for loan losses (because of inherent subjectivity), accounting for goodwill (Capitol's annual review of goodwill for potential impairment is performed in the fourth quarter of the year), accounting for income taxes and its consolidation policy.


PART I, ITEM 3

MARKET RISK

Information about Capitol's quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk were included in Capitol's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Capitol does not believe that there has been a material change in the nature or categories of market risk exposure, except as noted in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section herein (Part I, Item 2), under the caption, "Trends Affecting Operations."


PART I, ITEM 4


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2010, Capitol identified a material weakness in internal control as a result of a restatement of its financial statements and related disclosures included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  All aspects of that restatement are in the process of being remediated in 2011.  Such remediation will consist of fully incorporating all regulatory-agency imposed requirements in the computations and internal control process for estimation of allowance for loan losses requirements both at the bank level and on a consolidated basis.

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Capitol evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its "disclosure controls and procedures" as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Disclosure Controls").  The Disclosure Controls are designed to allow Capitol to reach a reasonable level of assurance that information required to be disclosed by Capitol in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive/financial officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The evaluation of the Disclosure Controls ("Controls Evaluation") was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of Capitol's management, including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and the Principal Accounting Officer ("PAO"). Based upon the Controls Evaluation and subsequent discussions and actions by Capitol as described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 ("Form 10-K") and above, the CEO and PAO have concluded that as of June 30, 2011, Capitol's Disclosure Controls were effective at a reasonable assurance level.

 
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PART I, ITEM 4

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES – Continued

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011, no changes in Capitol's "internal control over financial reporting," as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Internal Control") have occurred that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect Capitol's Internal Control.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Capitol's management, including the CEO and PAO, does not expect that its Disclosure Controls and/or its Internal Control will prevent all errors and all fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Capitol have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control.  The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
 
Capitol and its subsidiaries are parties to certain ordinary, routine litigation incidental to their business.  In the opinion of management, liabilities arising from such litigation would not have a material effect on Capitol's consolidated financial position or results of operations.
 
In November 2010, Capitol received a subpoena from the Chicago office of the SEC.  The subpoena requests information regarding Capitol's allowance for loan losses and related allowance estimation process and computational methodology, Capitol's methodology for grading loans and the process for making provisions for loan losses and Capitol's provision for loan losses prior to March 31, 2009.  In addition, on April 12, 2011, Capitol received an additional subpoena from the Chicago office of the SEC concerning Capitol's recently amended and restated Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010.  The subpoena and the SEC's corresponding investigation are nonpublic, which means that the information Capitol provides to the SEC will not be made available publicly, however, could result in Capitol amending its prior SEC filings in the future, depending on the outcome of such investigation.
 
Capitol understands that the issuance of subpoenas by the Commission, in itself, does not mean that the SEC has concluded that Capitol has broken the law or that the SEC has a negative opinion of Capitol.  Capitol is fully cooperating with the SEC in its investigation, including its follow-up requests.  Capitol cannot predict the timing or outcome of the investigation.
 


 
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION – Continued

Item 1A.
 
There were no material changes from the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of Capitol's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 during the six months ended June 30, 2011.  Refer to that section of Capitol's Form 10-K for disclosures regarding the risks and uncertainties related to Capitol's business.
 
In addition to the foregoing, additional risk factors in the current operating environment exist:
 
If Capitol continues to experience significant net losses, it may be difficult to continue to operate as a going concern.
 
During 2010 and the interim periods of 2011, Capitol has incurred significant net losses from continuing operations, primarily resulting from additional loan losses associated with a continuing uncertain economy and operating environment.  Those operating losses have resulted in a significant erosion of capital and regulatory matters which are discussed elsewhere in this document.
 
Capitol's ability to continue to operate as a going concern is contingent upon a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
                                            ·  Significant proceeds from pending future bank sales to enable timely deployment to improve capital adequacy at remaining bank
                                                      subsidiaries, in addition to raising additional capital from other sources at the parent-company level;
·  Future abatement of loan losses and losses associated with other nonperforming assets;
·  Future reduction in operating expenses;
·  Future improvement in net interest margin and sources of noninterest income; and
·  Future conversion of nonperforming assets into earning assets.
 
The transferability of Capitol's common shares is limited as a result of the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan.
 
In order to reduce the likelihood that future transactions in Capitol's common shares will result in an ownership change, on July 11, 2011, Capitol adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, which provides an economic disincentive for any person or group to become an owner, for relevant tax purposes, of 4.99% or more of Capitol's common shares.
 
The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan has the effect of limiting transferability of Capitol's common shares because they may make it more difficult and more expensive to acquire Capitol's common shares under the circumstances described above.  A shareholder's ability to dispose of Capitol's common shares is therefore limited by reducing the class of potential acquirers for such common shares.
 
Concerns regarding the August 5, 2011 downgrade of the United States' credit rating and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe could have a material adverse effect on Capitol's business, financial condition and liquidity.
 
Item 2.
 
(a)          None.
(b)          Not applicable.
(c)          None.
 

 
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Item 3.
 
None.
 
Item 4.
 
Item 5.
 
None.
 
Item 6.

(a)
(b)
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
   
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Joseph D. Reid, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer, Marie D. Walker, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Joseph D. Reid, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer, Marie D. Walker, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
101
Interactive data files formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, including: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements tagged as blocks of text.*
 
_______________
 
 
* As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 are deemed furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.


 




 
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 
CAPITOL BANCORP LTD.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date:  August 12, 2011
 
/s/ Joseph D. Reid                                                                                   
Joseph D. Reid
Chairman and CEO
(principal executive officer)
 
 
Date:  August 12, 2011
 
/s/ Marie D. Walker                                                                                                  
Marie D. Walker
(principal accounting officer)



 
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Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Joseph D. Reid, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer, Marie D. Walker, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Joseph D. Reid, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer, Marie D. Walker, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
101
Interactive data files formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, including: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements tagged as blocks of text.*
 
_______________
 
 
* As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 are deemed furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.


 
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