Law360, New York (August 06, 2012, 9:18 PM ET) -- Bankrupt Colonial BancGroup Inc. asked an Alabama bankruptcy court Wednesday to approve a $15 million financing agreement with three hedge funds, which the defunct bank holding company will partly use to fund a $610 million dispute with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over tax refund and securities claims.
Colonial needs the funding after an Alabama federal court in January vacated a bankruptcy court order allowing the bank access to disputed accounts, according to its motion to approve the term loans. Under the terms of the deal...