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NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION [Abstract]  
Components of consolidated bank subsidiaries
Capitol Bancorp Limited ("Capitol" or the "Corporation") is a multibank holding company.  Consolidated bank subsidiaries consist of the following as of December 31, 2012:

 
 
 
 
Affiliate
 
 
 
 
 
Location
 
 
Percentage
Owned or
Controlled by
Capitol
 
Percentage
Owned by
Subsidiaries
Controlled by
Capitol
 
 
 
 
Year Formed
or Acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arizona Region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Central Arizona Bank
 
Casa Grande, Arizona
 
66%
 
31%
 
1997
Sunrise Bank of
Albuquerque
 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
 
(1)
 
100%
 
2000
Sunrise Bank of Arizona
 
Phoenix, Arizona
 
(1)
 
100%
 
1998
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great Lakes Region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of Maumee
 
Maumee, Ohio
 
(1)
 
51%
 
2006
Capitol National Bank(2)
 
Lansing, Michigan
 
51%
 
 
 
1982
Indiana Community Bank
 
Goshen, Indiana
 
(1)
 
100%
 
2000
Michigan Commerce Bank
 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
 
(1)
 
100%
 
1990
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nevada Region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st Commerce Bank
 
North Las Vegas, Nevada
 
30%
 
64%
 
2006
Bank of Las Vegas
 
Las Vegas, Nevada
 
(1)
 
100%
 
2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Southeast Region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pisgah Community Bank
 
Asheville, North Carolina
 
84%
 
12%
 
2008
Sunrise Bank
 
Atlanta, Georgia
 
78%
 
19%
 
2006

(1)
Majority-owned by a bank-development subsidiary (second-tier bank holding company) in which Capitol holds a controlling interest.
(2)
Pursuant to two separate share exchanges consummated in 2011 and 2012, Capitol reduced its ownership of Capitol National Bank to approximately 33%.  However, Capitol retained control of Capitol National Bank and the right to vote over 50% of the outstanding shares until February 2013.