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FDIC is seeking bidders for ShoreBank

By Becky Yerak | The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. began seeking potential bidders late last week for ShoreBank, in case the ailing South Side lender is unable to raise capital on its own, according to sources familiar with the FDIC process.

The FDIC also is seeking a healthy bidder for the assets and deposits of troubled Midwest Bank, a midsized lender based in Melrose Park. It is allowing potential bidders for that more desirable franchise to link bids to ShoreBank, which has lent heavily in more hard-hit areas, sources say.

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