Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz is the editor of Richmond BizSense, and covers banking, lawsuits, finance, M&A and golf. He can be reached at [email protected] or 804-855-1037.

Financial firm plants another foot in Jersey

Keeping up with its goal of two new offices a year, a local financial firm has scooped up another advisor and added another location in the Northeast.

First of Libbie's new banks opens branch

A Northern Neck bank has its first Richmond branch up and running in a part of town that has become a local banking hub. But the branch opened without the help of the veteran local banker that Bank of Lancaster had tapped to lead its Richmond efforts.

Bank buys back $10M in TARP shares

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A year after its TARP shares were purchased at auction by unknown bidders, a local bank used funds from a recent capital raise to buy back a big chunk of the shares.

Golf course hands club to new manager

A local country club has tapped the owner of two Chesterfield golf courses to take over its operations and get membership levels back near their pre-recession highs.