Howard Bancorp, the Ellicott City-based parent company of Howard Bank, had a double-digit percentage increase in net earnings in 2017, but a slight increase in earnings per share.

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In the six months since 1st Mariner was sold, the bank has kept its 16 branches open and opened about 200 new consumer deposit accounts per month, it says

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1st Mariner Bank will remain in local hands after a last-minute deal Tuesday resulted in a reopened auction and the initial winning suitor withdrew.

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First Mariner Bancorp will be able to auction its main asset, 1st Mariner Bank, on the terms it proposed.

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After years of financial struggle, a long-awaited restructuring has begun at Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Bank.

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Many of the 40 million consumers who swiped plastic in Target stores during the retailer’s recent security breach are likely considering canceling those credit or debit cards, but the choice might not be theirs to make.

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Recent developments show that 1st Mariner Bank’s years-old challenges have not disappeared, and people who watch the mortgage lending industry closely say current trends in their market do not bode well for banks with too many eggs in that basket.

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Baltimore-based 1st Mariner Bank will close branches in Arbutus and Easton, effective in January, leaving the bank with 16 branches. It started the year with 21.

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The parent company of Baltimore-based 1st Mariner Bank recorded a net loss of $7.4 million for the third quarter of 2013, nearly tripling the total amount lost this year.

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Baltimore-based 1st Mariner Bank has won a major battle in its lawsuit claiming that a law firm defamed it by mailing letters to the bank’s customers falsely stating it was facing litigation for fraudulent lending practices.

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