Over just a few days in September, Georgia's second-largest bank managed to raise $600 million from investors proof, the chief executive of Synovus said, of the market's confidence in the company's future despite a string of losses.

Sea Island Co. has transferred the deeds to its 3,000-acre Frederica golf course community on the Georgia coast and to an undeveloped 400-acre parcel on St.

Synovus Financial Corporation, which operates Sterling Bank in the Montgomery market, said Friday that it has enough capital to meet regulatory minimums.

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Several stocks trading near $5 were moving on above-average volume during Friday's session.

Synovus Financial Corp. issued a statement today in response to inquiries regarding the company's capital position and ability to absorb additional losses and still meet applicable regulatory minimum capital requirements.

Synovus Financial Corp. is again reassuring investors of its capital position. The Columbus, Ga.-based financial services company said it would have been unable to demonstrate that it would meet the minimum Tier 1 threshold of common equity under the "More Adverse" scenario under the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program as of June 30, 2009.

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It's been a decade of dominance for Columbus Bank and Trust Co., which first grabbed 50 percent of the city's market share in 2000.

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BankAtlantic Bancorp., weighed down by continuing loan losses, posted a third-quarter net loss of $38.4 million compared with a loss of $6.1 million in the year-ago quarter.

Shares of Synovus Financial Corp. tumbled to their lowest point in more than 17 years Wednesday after a Morgan Keegan analyst downgraded the regional bank, saying government pressure for banks to build capital reserves as well as ongoing credit issues will pressure the stock.

For some banks, trying to get healthy has simply meant getting smaller. With problems in the residential and commercial real estate markets continuing to fester, a number of lenders have been selling off some of their most troubled assets in recent months.

The Board of Directors of SB&T Bank, a Synovus affiliate bank, has announced the retirement of Randolph "Randy" Jones as city president of SB&T Bank, effective Dec.

Dallas, TX - Synovus Financial Corp. jumped 5.47% to $2.12 on over 12.97 million shares.

Synovus Financial Corp. announced the results of its previously announced offer to exchange up to 50 million newly issued shares of the Company's common stock for any and all of its outstanding 4.875% Subordinated Notes Due 2013 .

Synovus Financial Corp. announced that it has determined the final exchange ratios in connection with its previously announced offer to exchange up to 50 million newly issued shares of the Company's common stock for any and all of its outstanding 4.875% Subordinated Notes Due 2013 .

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Several small-cap stocks were moving on above-average volume during Friday's session.