Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz is the editor of Richmond BizSense, and covers banking, lawsuits, finance, M&A and golf. He can be reached at [email protected] or 804-855-1037.

2018 Richmond banking news recap: Union’s rise continues, South State arrives

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A local bank’s star is on the rise, a South Carolina-based competitor makes a big splash in the Richmond area and a national banking giant establishes its first local presence. Plenty of executive shuffling and branch openings this year.

Downtown-based Union Bank & Trust began and ended the year in acquisition mode.

Former HDL insiders fight for insurance proceeds

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In search of an eight-figure cash pool to help pay off hefty legal settlements, the former top brass of a toppled Richmond blood testing company are suing two major insurers who allegedly wrongfully denied them coverage in the wake of the firm’s collapse.

‘They lured me back into the fray’

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Nearly two years after his last employer was acquired by an out-of-town competitor, a veteran local banking executive has come off the sidelines to help a Northern Virginia-based bank continue its push into the Richmond market.

Local bank opens new branch in Chester, sells one in Cville

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Keeping its foot on the accelerator after announcing its latest acquisition, a Richmond-based bank this month unveiled a new branch in Chesterfield County and sold a shuttered location to a competitor in Wahoo country.

Wealth advisory deal gives national brand first Richmond foothold

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Less than a year after recruiting one of Richmond’s wealthiest families into its fold and setting up its first office in the city, a Hampton Roads firm has been acquired by a larger competitor that now has a chance to make a bigger push into Virginia.