Article: United States : Bank of America Wins Order on Colonial Bank Assets.

Byline: babalu03

Bank of America Corp. won a restraining order barring Colonial Bank, the Alabama lender under federal criminal investigation, from selling or otherwise disposing of $1 billion in cash and loans held by Colonial.

Colonial, based in Orlando, Florida, said last week it may be placed into receivership with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., after a planned Aug. 10 meeting with the Alabama State Banking Board. Details of the meeting weren t disclosed.

U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan in Miami issued the order after Bank of America sued Colonial yesterday in Miami, claiming Colonial is holding the cash and loans as a custodian ...

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