M&T Bank again ranked in the top 10 in the nation for U.S. Small Business Administration lending, providing 1,115 7(a) loans for a total of $201 million to help local small […]
Banking & Finance
BayVanguard buys North Arundel Savings Bank
BayVanguard buys Arundel bank BV Financial, the parent company of BayVanguard Bank, and North Arundel Savings Bank, have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby North Arundel Savings Bank will merge with […]
Howard Bancorp, F.N.B. Corp. announce merger
Howard Bancorp and FNB Corp. have announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for FNB to acquire Howard, including its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Howard Bank, in an all-stock transaction […]
Maryland Bankers Association elects William Pasenelli chair
William Pasenelli, vice chairman and CEO of Community Bank of the Chesapeake, was elected 2021-2022 Chairman of the Maryland Bankers Association (MBA). Pasenelli is the CEO of Community Bank of the Chesapeake. He graduated […]
Small businesses compete in Howard Bank’s ‘Keep It Local’
Howard Bank has released the list of Top 15 small businesses vying to win $10,000 in its Keep It Local contest. The contest seeks to find a local small business […]
Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore records strong recovery
Led by increases in car and light truck volumes, the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned, public marine terminals continued to show strong recovery in March compared to figures […]
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Organization for Applied Scientific Research to collaborate on research, tech development
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), of Laurel, and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, have signed a memorandum of understanding, officially […]
Q&A with the MBA’s Ramon Looby
Fulton resident Ramon Looby recently took the reins as the new president and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association (MBA). Looby comes on board at the MBA after serving as […]
Thrive acquires Howard Tech Advisors
Thrive, a premier provider of NextGen Managed Services, has acquired Howard Tech Advisors, a leading IT Managed Services firm serving the Baltimore, Annapolis, and Columbia, Maryland area. Continuing to scale its […]
Merger planned for Shore Bancshares, Severn Bancorp
Shore Bancshares, of Easton, Md., the holding company of Shore United Bank; and Severn Bancorp, of Annapolis, the holding company of Severn Savings Bank, have entered into a definitive agreement […]