When the pandemic took root nearly two years ago, banking – at least the way most people had known it — was thrown into disarray. Gone were the days of walking into a local branch to deposit a check with ...

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An M&T Bank program that aims to make banking more accessible in communities with high nonwhite and non-English-speaking populations is expanding to 17 of the bank’s branches across the Greater Baltimore region.  Called “multicultural banking centers,” these 17 locations are ...

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It’s no secret the state’s Latino population is growing, and census figures confirm it: While the mostly white population declined from 55 percent of the population in 2010 to 47 percent in 2020, the Hispanic population rose from 8.2 percent ...

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The numbers tell the story of how banking in Maryland has changed. At the turn of the century 20 years ago, there were 142 banks headquartered in the state. Today? Maryland is down to 38 banks headquartered here, according to ...

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M&T Bank announced Monday that an updated tally of its lending activity under the federal Paycheck Protection Program showed the bank had disbursed more than $1.6 billion to 11,314 businesses in central and western Maryland.

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M&T Bank will pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegations that a branch manager was terminated because of a pregnancy-related disability. The EEOC filed a federal lawsuit in 2016 alleging that the ...

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M&T Bank violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide the reasonable accommodation of reassignment for a Baltimore branch manager after she took short-term disability leave during her complicated pregnancy, a federal judge has ruled. But U.S. District ...

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The partial shutdown of the federal government could have a noticeable effect on Maryland businesses, effects that may ripple into the state’s economy at large. As the shutdown continued into its 21st day Friday, the total effect it has had ...

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M&T Bank once again played a significant role in Baltimore’s Small Business Administration loan market, capturing making nearly half of the market’s loans.

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The competition for deposits among banks has heated up over the past couple of months as the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates three times this year. While the competition for deposits has encouraged banks to competitively price their products ...

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