Small business lending across the state saw a bump in fiscal 2013, according to numbers released last week, but that wasn’t the case locally.
SBA lending dips slightly in Richmond area
Banking
Mystery buyer pulls off local bank’s TARP
An unknown investor last week was able to buy a claim in a local bank on the cheap.
Piece of Village Bank goes up for grabs
Another local bank might soon be able to scratch the federal government off its list of shareholders.
Bank looks to draft VCU fans as customers
A local bank will be paying extra attention to the scoreboard at VCU’s basketball games this season.
Local bank branches on list to be closed
More than a dozen bank branches across the state – including two that recently opened in the Richmond market – are set to close next year as a result of the year’s biggest local banking deal.
Bankers get taken out to the ballgame
A team of bankers and some of their clients got to play hooky last week and don baseball uniforms, caps and mitts in place of their usual suits and briefcases.
Bank’s TARP saga ends in $26.5M question
Another local bank said “so long” to TARP last week and has at least one new mystery shareholder as a result.
Regulators approve of two banks’ union
The deal to create the largest community bank in the state cleared a major hurdle last week.
Richmond’s cash gets more consolidated
After losing some ground last year, four banking giants’ grip on Richmond has tightened.
Capital One lays off hundreds in Richmond
Richmond’s largest employer is once again trimming its ranks.