2008-07-07cnn.com

In recent months, dozens of regional banks have followed their large-bank counterparts in raising new capital to offset rising losses from souring loans, and ride out the mortgage crisis. But in contrast to large firms such as Citigroup Inc. (C) and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER) - which have successfully buttressed their loss-riddled balance sheets with tens of billions of dollars from new and willing investors - regional banks have had less luck.



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