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.

Apartments headed for auction

A foreclosed complex, owned until recently by a landlord who is going head-to-head with a Richmond TV news station, will be auctioned off Tuesday.

Xenith wants disputed play reviewed

A dispute between a failed local bank and a bankrupt local homebuilder has made its way to federal court.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 10.6.2011

Two local companies, including a bank and a REIT, announce big-dollar settlements, plus plenty of insider trades and hotel purchases from another local company.

Banks shuffle local ranks

The FDIC’s annual market share report reveals that some national banks are losing ground in Richmond, and smaller local banks are scooping up that cash.

Nothing’s set in stone

A New Kent County development that was threatened with foreclosure filed last week for bankruptcy, but the man behind the $30 million village isn’t throwing in the towel just yet.

A broker’s binge

With its coffers packed with fresh capital, one of Richmond’s newest financial firms is in expansion mode.