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.

Essex Bank enters agreement with regulators

Written agreements lay out steps banks must take to improve their financial situations. In the case of Essex and CBTC, improvements were aimed at getting a handle on all its problem loans and doing a better job of vetting potential borrowers and identifying potential problem loans in the future.

Used cars on consignment

Look out, CarMax: A former investment banker is gunning for a share of the used car market with his startup CarLotz.

Lobbying, PR firm forms new practice

A new division within McGuireWoods’ public affairs and lobbying arm will be led by a former attorney general and a former TV reporter.

SEC calls out SouthPeak

The chairman and a former executive of a Midlothian video game publisher were slapped with fines last week.

Local Borders is gone for good

The Borders Books & Music store on West Broad Street is officially out of business. Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in mid-February and announced then that the Broad Street location was one of 200 stores to be shuttered. It was the chain’s only Richmond location and was one of several in the state to… Read more »