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Chevy Chase - Chicago Tribune
Vera Glaser, a veteran Washington reporter whose tough question to President Richard Nixon about the role of women in his administration led to changes in the recruiting policies in his administration, has died. She was 92. Glaser, the Washington ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:44:00 GMT

New Sandy Spring CEO says bank is in a good position - Maryland Daily Record
Days into his tenure as chief executive of Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc., Maryland’s oldest banking institution, Daniel J. Schrider said Monday that the buyouts of large, locally owned banks will put his firm in a good position. Schrider’s ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:00 GMT

Banks are still purging bad assets; which banks are on the edge and ... - Bloggingstocks.com
The year 2008 saw a slew of discount M & A (mergers and acquisitions) deals, most of them below book value . Among these were Wachovia and National City. Capital One Financial bought Chevy Chase Bank at .64 times book value. If you look at the ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Obituaries: Vincent C. Burke Jr., 86 Chairman of Riggs Bank ... - Washington Post
Vincent C. Burke Jr., 86, who as chairman and chief executive of Riggs National Bank was one of Washington's most visible civic leaders of the 1970s and 1980s, died of a heart ailment Dec. 29 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Burke led what was ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:57:00 GMT

Public records: Foreclosure and bankruptcy filings - Bradenton Herald
Foreclosed properties to be sold at 11 a.m. on the days listed at the Manatee County Courthouse. Listed are the borrower’s name, the property description, the amount of the trust deed, the lender and the file number. Scott R. Zick et al, $265,524 ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:39:00 GMT

Beware the House of Cards - Barron's Online
AS BAD AS THINGS ARE IN the financial sector, America's credit-card companies may not have seen the half of it. PSL Images/Alamy More and more consumers are falling behind on their monthly card payments as unemployment rises. The industry's prime ...
Posted: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:57:00 GMT

Banks set to ring in New Year with higher charge offs, distressed M&A - Financial Times
2009 is shaping up to be another painful year for the banking industry, reports dealReporter. After the forced sales and government bailouts of the industry’s problem children, starting with Bear Stearns in March and ending with a government ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:46:00 GMT

Daniel J. Schrider Named Chief Executive Officer of Sandy Spring ... - MSN MoneyCentral
OLNEY, Md., Jan. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq:SASR) the parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, announced that Daniel J. Schrider became President and Chief Executive Officer of both Bancorp and Bank on January 1, 2009 ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:15:00 GMT

Maryland Terrapins - Baltimore Sun
The Terrapin is the mascot for the University of Maryland at College Park athletic department. Regularly referred to as the Terps, Maryland sponsors 27 Division I varsity sports. The Terrapins mascot is Testudo the Turtle. The school colors are red ...
Posted: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:52:00 GMT

Making It - Washington Post
Loretta Yenson, left, and Perry Pidgeon Hooks bring published authors to speak at area workplaces. (Copyright Keith Barraclough) Perry Pidgeon Hooks and Loretta Yenson say Washington is the perfect base for a business that brings books and ideas to ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:54:00 GMT