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Sandy Spring Bank
American financial holding company

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Olney, Maryland and operating in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Current operations

The company operates the following subsidiaries:1

History

In 1868, farmers who were Quakers founded Sandy Spring Bank to pool their savings to make home loans to their neighbors.3

In December 1993, the bank acquired First Montgomery Bank of MD for $1.9 million.4

In August 1996, the bank acquired Annapolis Bancshares of MD for $17 million.5

In December 2001, the company acquired Chesapeake Insurance Group of Annapolis and renamed it Sandy Spring Insurance Corp.67

In February 2007, the bank acquired Potomac Bank of Virginia for $64.7 million.8910

In June 2007, the bank acquired County National Bank of Glen Burnie for $44.1 million.111213

During the 2008 financial crisis, the company received an investment of $82 million from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The investment was repaid in December 2010, making Sandy Spring one of the first community banks in the Washington metropolitan area to repay its TARP investment.14

In January 2009, Daniel J. Schrider was promoted to chief executive officer, succeeding Hunter R. Hollar. Schrider joined the company as a lender in 1989.15

In May 2012, the bank acquired CommerceFirst Bank of Annapolis for $25.4 million.161718

In February 2016, the bank opened its first branch in the District of Columbia.1920

In August 2016, Sandy Spring Insurance acquired The Advantage Group.2122

In January 2018, the bank acquired WashingtonFirst Bank of VA for $489 million, creating the largest community bank headquartered in the Washington metropolitan area.232425

In April 2020, the bank acquired Revere Bank of Maryland for $293 million.26

Virginia-based Atlantic Union Bankshares agreed to buy Sandy Spring Bancorp for $1.6 billion in an all-stock transaction in October 2024.27

References

  1. "Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441019000002/maindocument001.htm ↩

  2. "Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441019000002/maindocument001.htm ↩

  3. "Charting Sandy Spring Bank's History, Identity and Future". The Washington Post. January 12, 2009. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/11/AR2009011102184.html ↩

  4. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  5. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  6. Berk, Michele (December 7, 2001). "Sandy Spring closes deal with Chesapeake Insurance". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2001/12/03/daily37.html ↩

  7. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  8. "Sandy Spring Bancorp Completes Acquisition of Potomac Bank of Virginia" (Press release). PR Newswire. February 16, 2007. http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/Mobile/file.aspx?IID=100651&FID=3436731 ↩

  9. Adler, Neil (October 11, 2006). "Sandy Spring Bancorp to buy Potomac Bank for $64.7M". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2006/10/09/daily18.html ↩

  10. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  11. "Sandy Spring Bancorp Completes Acquisition of CN Bancorp, Inc. of Glen Burnie, MD" (Press release). PR Newswire. June 1, 2007. http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/Mobile/file.aspx?IID=100651&FID=3881165 ↩

  12. Adler, Neil (December 14, 2006). "Sandy Spring Bank to buy County National for $44.1M". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2006/12/11/daily27.html ↩

  13. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  14. Douglas, Danielle (December 19, 2010). "Sandy Spring Bank in Olney pays back all of its federal TARP loan". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/19/AR2010121903125.html ↩

  15. Lazo, Alejandro (January 6, 2009). "Sandy Spring Bancorp Names New Chief Executive". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/05/AR2009010503007.html ↩

  16. "Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition of CommerceFirst Bancorp, Inc" (Press release). Globe Newswire. May 31, 2012. https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/05/31/478077/257634/en/Sandy-Spring-Bancorp-Inc-Announces-Completion-of-Acquisition-of-CommerceFirst-Bancorp-Inc.html ↩

  17. Haber, Gary (December 20, 2011). "Sandy Spring Bank to buy CommerceFirst in $25.4M deal". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2011/12/20/sandy-spring-bank-to-buy-commercefirst.html ↩

  18. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  19. "Sandy Spring Bank's First Washington, D.C., Branch Opens for Business" (Press release). Globe Newswire. February 1, 2016. https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/02/01/806485/0/en/Sandy-Spring-Bank-s-First-Washington-D-C-Branch-Opens-for-Business.html ↩

  20. Bhattarai, Abha (November 15, 2015). "The region's banks flock to a new market: The District". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2015/11/15/the-regions-banks-move-into-an-unlikely-market-the-district/ ↩

  21. "Sandy Spring Insurance Expands Team, Capabilities and Geographic Reach" (Press release). Globe Newswire. August 4, 2016. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/08/04/861754/0/en/Sandy-Spring-Insurance-Expands-Team-Capabilities-and-Geographic-Reach.html ↩

  22. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  23. "Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Completes Acquisition of WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc" (Press release). Globe Newswire. January 2, 2018. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/02/1276934/0/en/Sandy-Spring-Bancorp-Inc-Completes-Acquisition-of-WashingtonFirst-Bankshares-Inc.html ↩

  24. Medici, Andy (January 3, 2018). "Sandy Spring wraps up $447M acquisition of WashingtonFirst Bank". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/01/03/sandy-spring-wraps-up-447m-acquisition-of.html ↩

  25. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  26. "Mergers & Acquisitions". Sandy Spring Bank. Retrieved 2023-01-01. https://sandyspringbancorp.q4ir.com/financial-information/Mergers--Acquisitions/default.aspx ↩

  27. Basil, Arasu Kannagi (October 21, 2024). "Atlantic Union to buy Sandy Spring for $1.6 bln in latest US regional bank deal". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/atlantic-union-bankshares-buy-sandy-spring-bancorp-16-bln-deal-2024-10-21/ ↩