The parent company of Howard Bank has received all of the required regulatory approvals needed to finalize its acquisition of 1st Mariner Bank.

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Howard Bancorp will acquire 1st Mariner Bank, creating the largest community bank in Maryland, the two banks announced Tuesday. Howard’s Mary Ann Scully will remain chairman and CEO of the combined bank. Howard will also move its headquarters to 1st ...

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1st Mariner Bank, the largest independently owned bank in Baltimore City, today announced that Rob Kunisch will succeed Jack Steil as chief executive officer. Steil will continue to serve as chairman of the board, with a focus on developing the ...

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Investment services customers of a Baltimore bank now have their accounts with a Towson financial firm, and both companies expect the change to be seamless. Synergy Financial Group is acquiring 1st Mariner Bank’s investment services division in a deal announced this ...

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With banks of all sizes grappling with the question of how to best utilize branch locations, 1st Mariner Bank is using a series of new hires to make its 14 locations across Maryland a more integral part of the communities ...

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A handful of financial institutions have signed on to be part of BLocal, an initiative that brings together 25 area businesses and organizations to direct more resources toward helping Baltimore residents and small businesses. Companies including T. Rowe Price, Legg ...

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Baltimore-based 1st Mariner Bank, is opening its first office outside Maryland and the greater Baltimore region. The bank announced Wednesday that it will be opening an office for members of 1st Mariner’s commercial lending team in Newark, Delaware, citing job growth and ...

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When your ATM card doesn’t work, instead of calling your bank and laboring  through seemingly endless instrumental music while on hold, imagine posting a comment on its Facebook page and someone attending to your problem. As more and more banks ...

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A federal judge last week awarded 1st Mariner Bank more than $300,000 in legal fees and costs for a defamation lawsuit the company won late last year against an out-of-state lawyer and his firm. Senior U.S. District Judge Marvin J. ...

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It’s a time for anniversaries at 1st Mariner Bank as it celebrates both two decades of service to central Maryland and a year under new leadership. But the bank almost didn’t make it to 20. A year ago, a group ...

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