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Cecil F. Hill Jr., a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage's Harford County office, has been recognized as a member of the Coldwell Banker International President's Circle for outstanding sales performance in 2011.

Complaints about Goldman Sachs by a former employee resonate with a suspicious public that hates the thought of being a 'Muppet'

SECU to acquire Anne Arundel County Employees Federal Union.

Democratic congressional candidate Milad Pooran will be up this week with his first television ad in Maryland's 6th District race -- a largely introductory piece running that manages to take a subtle swipe at his two leading opponents.

Maryland should do more for its financial institutions that invest in local communities

Members of the Towson Swim Club proposed for the corner of Bosley Avenue and Towsontown Boulevard said Wednesday that the project is officially dead.

A Patterson Park activist told state lawmakers Tuesday that he backs a proposal to fine homeowners caught getting unwarranted homestead credits on their property tax bills.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now accepting checking and saving account complaints

Bank of America reportedly will experiment with new checking account fees

The federal indictment of a flamboyant online gambling mogul that was unsealed in Maryland on Tuesday was nearly a decade in the making and continues a recent crackdown on such sites, though some question the impact such cases will have as operators continue to shift tactics.

Marylander regulators warn of mortgage settlement scam

Santorum may have mischaracterized the president's religious views, but he's right that something like theology drives his policy decisions.

Nearly a year after one of the nation's most high-profile assaults on a transgender person happened at a Baltimore County McDonald's, the County Council is considering legislation to ban discrimination based on gender identity.

The number of Maryland homeowners behind on their mortgage payments but not yet in foreclosure inched downward in 2011.

Under the recently announced State Attorneys General Mortgage Servicing Settlement Marylander's behind on mortgage payments once again have a tool to stay in their homes or receive restitution if they have already been foreclosed upon. On Thursday, February 9, 2012, Maryland joined with the federal government and 48 other states to announce the $25 billion settlement with five of the largest mortgage servicers in the nation. For families there are three basic types of relief:

Petitions and similar online campaigns represent a huge shift in consumer empowerment.

As the federal government and 49 states signed onto a landmark mortgage relief settlement, housing advocates and others pointed to shortcomings.

Bank of America subsidiary to return $8 million

A man from the District of Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to commit bank fraud as part of a plan to gain about $1.4 million from the Baltimore Housing Authority, prosecutors said.

Calif., N.Y., Fla. were on fence about joining; announcement expected Thursday

After several years of stalemate, Giant Food and Hekemian & Co., owner of the Rotunda mall, struck a deal that lets Giant out of its long-term lease and lets Hekemian rent to a smaller "boutique" grocer, such as a Trader Joe's. That should facilitate redevelopment of the mall, said Giant and Hekemian officials.

Roland Park: Rotunda mall waiting for redevelopment, as Giant announces departure; mall owner Hekemian & Co. pushing to bring in "boutique" grocer.

Catonsville incidents from Baltimore County police.

An award for bank financing of the BB&T building purchase is on Monday's Bel Air agenda.

Baltimore's T. Rowe Price is a significant investor in Facebook

Former speaker tries to bully moderator, and gets shown up in showdown

Personal finance guru Suze Orman says she never would have introduced her prepaid debit card if there wasn't a possibility that some day it could be used in credit scoring. Credit experts are doubtful.

Publication reports that Chase is no longer suing to collect on bad debts in Maryland and some other states

Republican candidates deplore the predatory capitalism practiced at Mitt Romney's old firm, but they would do nothing to stop it.

Public housing agency was reimbursed after 2010 loss, says controls worked

Thomas Robert Lindos, a retired First Home Mortgage loan officer and a continuing education teacher for the Harford County Association of Realtors, died of cancer Dec. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. He was 64 and lived in the Village of Cross Keys.

The Howard County school system could have to search for a new location for a much needed elementary school because the owner of the property originally sought is embroiled in a legal dispute that has held up the sale.

Banking consultant Anita G. Newcomb says new regulation such as that required by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law will make it difficult for smaller banks to survive without merger partners.

Maryland has a new child support enforcement director, a hire that comes about three months after that office was skewered in a legislative audit that said it failed to collect more than $1.7 billion in support over three years

Small business loans: A program that helps small businesses in Baltimore County get loans will expand, with five new banks pledging to the fund, county officials announced Wednesday.

Legislation would allow the National Security Agency to pass classified information to private businesses vetted by the government to defend against disruptions, destruction or the theft of trade secrets, business plans and private information about clients, customers and employees.

Maryland groups to get $2.5 million

Richard and Jan Kost, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Bel Air, have announced the engagement of their son, John "JP" Paul Kost, to Nicole Corrine Stevens, daughter of Roger and Diane Stevens, of Front Royal, Va.

How to teach the miracle of compounding to kids when interest rates are so low.

News reports last week about the return of the Oriole bird to players' caps failed to mention that its creator was Sun cartoonist James Adams Hartzell, who first introduced the original bird in 1954.

In a joint effort with Caldwell Banker and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Arbutus Middle School students delivered about 3,500 food items to Southwest Emergency Services.

Mortgage servicers have started the countdown to foreclosure on more than 18,000 Maryland homes so far this month, a big uptick that is worrying state officials and could signal an end to more than a year of robo-signing-related delays.

Those fed up with big banks ought to consider putting their money not just in credit unions but in community banks as well

Ballots won't be cast for Maryland's next statewide election for another three years, but about half a dozen politicians on the short list of 2014 contenders are quietly asking donors for cash.

Ballots won't be cast for Maryland's next statewide election for another three years, but about half a dozen politicians on the short list of 2014 contenders are quietly asking donors for cash.

Robert Reich writes that inequality is hindering economic recovery, and government powers in Washington and elsewhere are doing nothing about it. The people won't put up with it forever.

Former 1st Mariner Bank executive Daniel McKew has landed a job at Baltimore's CFG Community Bank.

Credit Unions membership grows in response to bank fees