News Topic: maryland

Consumer advocates are urging local governments and courts to consider a person’s ability to pay before assessing fines and fees for such infractions as unpaid traffic tickets. Such changes could help low-income households avoid bankruptcy — and perhaps ... Read full article

Auto lenders would be well advised to keep up their guard as states — particularly blue ones — take steps of their own to crack down on what they see as abusive practices. ... Read full article

The northern Virginia company will also gain more branches around Washington as part of the $33 million deal. ... Read full article

Spread income offset higher expenses during the first quarter at the Maryland bank. ... Read full article

Howard Bancorp and Bryn Mawr Bank are trying different approaches to reach out to underserved markets they’ve entered via acquisitions. Creative in-house initiatives may take on added importance as regulators move to "dial back" Community ... Read full article

Stilwell Group and Jeffrey Thorp will gain board seats in exchange for a vow to refrain from waging proxy battles against MB Bancorp. ... Read full article

The Fed determined that Jacob Goldstein, who was also president of NBRS Financial Bank, improperly signed off on loans without telling the board that he would benefit from them. The bank failed in 2014. ... Read full article

Marathon International Bank would target the Ethiopian community with specific advertising and educational programs. ... Read full article

The Maryland credit union will offer business services to the medical cannabis industry. ... Read full article

MFA Acquisition, which plans to keep Maryland Financial Bank's name, wants to add more products and services after the deal closes. ... Read full article

Eagle Bancorp vigorously defended itself after a potential short seller made claims of dubious insider dealings, pushing back harder than many banks have in the past. ... Read full article

Eagle is trying to debunk claims by Aurelius Value that CEO Ronald Paul and other directors are involved in an insider loan scheme. Eagle dismissed the report as an effort by short sellers to manipulate its stock. ... Read full article

Bay Bancorp shareholders will get the added payouts if the Maryland bank's management settles a lawsuit and addresses a number of bad credits. ... Read full article

Here's a look at the 12 housing markets with the largest percentages of mortgages over $500,000 — the new threshold House Republicans have proposed for the mortgage interest deduction in their tax plan. ... Read full article

Howard Bancorp CEO Mary Ann Scully was so keen on buying 1st Mariner that she met with a representative of one of the Baltimore company's three largest shareholders before meeting with management, and she kept talking with them. It worked. ... Read full article

The company has agreed to buy Bay Bancorp for $129 million in stock. ... Read full article

Three years after guiding the Baltimore bank through bankruptcy, the group that recapitalized it found a similar institution eager to form a new partnership. ... Read full article

The Baltimore bank, which was on the brink of failure before a group recapitalized it, is selling itself to Howard Bancorp. ... Read full article