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Sunday, January 19
The FDIC is now officially seeking a potential buyer for ShoreBank. The luminary community lender started in the South Shore community in 1973 and has grown into an international socially responsible operation. Unfortunately, unless money comes through from big investors, that won't be enough to keep it afloat.