Corus Bank
BankingUnited States11-50 Employees
Corus Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in the United States, operating through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Corus Bank, N.A. The bank focuses on commercial real estate lending and deposit gathering, with a smaller operating line in servicing the check cashing industry. Its loan activities emphasize condominium projects, particularly construction loans, which constituted the majority of its condominium loan commitments as of late 2007. Geographically, Corus directs its lending across several metropolitan areas in Florida and California, as well as Atlanta, Las Vegas, New York City, and the District of Columbia, and maintains retail banking branches in the Chicago metropolitan area. The company also engages in investments in the common stocks of financial industry firms and participates in larger commercial real estate loan participations through the Bank.