Under-the-Radar Financial Stocks for Today

"Under-the-Radar Stocks" is a daily feature that uncovers little-known companies worthy of investors' consideration. Check in at 5 every morning to find out about stocks that tend to beat their bigger brethren.

Financial firms remain in investors' crosshairs as nine large companies are seeking to receive approval to repay funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

But as the wounded, including Morgan Stanley(MS Quote) and BB&T(BBT Quote), benefit from renewed optimism, lesser-known companies are getting no press. Here are two micro-cap regional banks worthy of consideration. Neither needed TARP money. And both have posted earnings growth for nine consecutive quarters.

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