Maryland

Activist investor Joseph Stilwell is demanding that Carroll Bancorp in Sykesville, Md., pick up the pace on stock buybacks.

Old Line Bancshares in Bowie, Md., has agreed to buy Regal Bancorp in Owings Mills, Md.

Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Md., has sold its indirect auto loan portfolio to MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va.

The board of directors of Municipal Employees Credit Union (MECU) here announced that it has appointed John M. Hamilton as president and chief executive officer. Hamilton had been serving as the interim CEO since March 2015.

Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Md., exceeded analysts' expectations for the second quarter.

Prince George's Community Federal Credit Union on Thursday announced the passing of its founder, A. Virginia Stallings.

First Mariner Bank in Baltimore has been released from a six-year-old enforcement action, after the bank filed for bankruptcy last year and was acquired by a group of Baltimore investors.

SECU of Maryland has licensed Rate Reset to allow members to "reset" loan rates without going through a formal refinancing process.

Glen Burnie Bancorp in Maryland has hired an executive from Patapsco Bank to be its new chief financial officer.

First United in Oakland, Md., has promoted Tonya Sturm to chief financial officer.

First United in Oakland, Md., will exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program after winning an auction to repurchase a warrant from the U.S. Treasury Department.

The $1.1 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation had terminated a May 2013 order against its Talbot Bank.

The Patriot Center at George Mason University is about to be renamed EagleBank Arena.

BALTIMORE — Three branches of the Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore (MECU) closed Tuesday in the wake of rioting following the funeral of young black man who died mysteriously while in police custody.

Low interest rates may be pressuring margins, but they provided a lift to community banks that sell mortgage originations. Bankers are now debating how long the current refi boom will last.

Strong organic loan growth and a recent acquisition of a small Virginia bank combined to power Eagle Bancorp to another record profit in the first quarter.

Sandy Spring Bancorp, in Olney, Md., reported an increase in quarterly profit because of an increase in mortgage revenue.

Delmarva, the parent of the $192 million-asset 1880 Bank, will pay $8 million in cash for the $133 million-asset Easton.

AmeriServ Financial in Johnstown, Pa., has a new chief executive.

MSB Financial, the holding company of Millington Savings Bank, has filed to pursue a mutual-to-stock conversion.