EXHIBIT 21-SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT CAPITOL BANCORP LTD. DECEMBER 31, 2001 PAGE 1 OF 2 STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION NAME OF SUBSIDIARY OF INCORPORATION - ------------------ ---------------- CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES: Ann Arbor Commerce Bank Michigan Brighton Commerce Bank Michigan Capitol National Bank United States (national bank) Detroit Commerce Bank (93% owned) Michigan Grand Haven Bank Michigan Kent Commerce Bank Michigan Macomb Community Bank Michigan Muskegon Commerce Bank Michigan Oakland Commerce Bank Michigan Paragon Bank & Trust Michigan Portage Commerce Bank Michigan Indiana Community Bancorp Limited (52% owned): Indiana Elkhart Community Bank (51% owned by Indiana Community Bancorp Limited) Indiana Goshen Community Bank (51% owned by Indiana Community Bancorp Limited) Indiana Sun Community Bancorp Limited (50% owned): Arizona Bank of Tucson (100% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona Valley First Community Bank (100% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona Camelback Community Bank (100% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona East Valley Community Bank (85% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona Southern Arizona Community Bank (100% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona Mesa Bank (100% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona Arrowhead Community Bank (87% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona Yuma Community Bank (51% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) Arizona First California Northern Bancorp (51% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited) California Nevada Community Bancorp Limited (54% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited): Nevada Black Mountain Community Bank (51% owned by Nevada Community Bancorp Limited) Nevada Desert Community Bank (51% owned by Nevada Community Bancorp Limited) Nevada Red Rock Community Bank (51% owned by Nevada Community Bancorp Limited) Nevada EXHIBIT 21--SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - CONTINUED: CAPITOL BANCORP LTD. DECEMBER 31, 2001 PAGE 2 OF 2 STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION NAME OF SUBSIDIARY OF INCORPORATION - ------------------ ---------------- CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES - CONTINUED: Sunrise Capital Corporation (71% owned by Sun Community Bancorp Limited): New Mexico Sunrise Bank of Arizona (100% owned by Sunrise Capital Corporation) Arizona Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque (87% owned by Sunrise Capital Corporation) New Mexico Sunrise Bank of San Diego (64% owned by Sunrise Capital Corporation) California Capitol Trust I Delaware Capitol Trust II Delaware Capitol Statutory Trust III Connecticut UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY: Amera Mortgage Corporation, Inc. Michigan (49% owned equity method investee) INACTIVE SUBSIDIARIES: MOI, Inc. Michigan (wholly-owned subsidiary of Oakland Commerce Bank) Financial Center Corporation Michigan C.B. Services, Inc. Michigan The following summarizes regulatory agencies of the registrant and its subsidiaries: The Corporation's state-chartered banks located in Michigan are regulated by the Office of Financial and Insurance Services, Department of Consumer & Industry Services of the State of Michigan. Capitol National Bank, as a national bank, is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Bank subsidiaries located in the states Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Indiana and California are state-chartered and are regulated by banking agencies of each of those states. Each of the banking subsidiaries which are not members of the Federal Reserve System, as federally-insured depository institutions, are also regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Elkhart Community Bank and Goshen Community Bank are members of the Federal Reserve System and, accordingly, are regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a bank holding company, Capitol Bancorp Ltd. is regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, which also regulates its nonbanking subsidiaries. Sun Community Bancorp Limited, Nevada Community Bancorp Limited, Sunrise Capital Corporation and Indiana Community Bancorp Limited are also regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. In addition to the bank regulatory agencies, the registrant and its subsidiaries are subject to regulation by other state and federal agencies.