Banking

Union First closes 4 branches

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Outposts of the bank in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Port Royal and Mechanicsville have been shuttered.

Two dozen fresh faces

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Armed with its $125 million war chest, one of Richmond’s newest firms keeps adding to its ranks.

Capital raise raises spirits

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The Glen Allen-based parent of First Capital Bank said Wednesday that it would close this week on a capital raise that will net it $17.8 million in fresh cash.

So long, Snoopy

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Richmond’s biggest local bank has nabbed dozens of staff members from a shuttered national mortgage company.

CVB ditches the 10-K to save $100K

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A local bank is taking advantage of a new federal law to save time, money and mountains of burdensome paperwork.

Parting can be such sweet severance

The pending $40 million acquisition of a local bank will bring a payday for more than just the bank’s shareholders.

Essex Bank’s $221,000 milestone

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A local bank that owes the government more than $1 million finally got the green light to make its first TARP payment in more than a year.