NBRS Financial Bank was an American bank based in Maryland that operated between 1873 and 2014 when it was closed by state regulators.[1]

NBRS Financial Bank
FormerlyThe Evans and Wood Bank, The National Bank of Rising Sun
Company typePublic company
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1873 (1873)
Defunct2014 (2014)
FateClosed by regulators after having financial problems
Headquarters,
Area served
Maryland
ProductsBanking services
Websitewww.nbrs.com [dead link]

History

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The bank was founded in 1873 as The Evans and Wood Bank.[1] it was chartered as a national bank on July 1, 1880 under the name The National Bank of Rising Sun.

It became a state chartered bank in 2002, again changing its name to NBRS Financial (abbreviation of the bank's name). It opened branches in Aberdeen (12/28/2004), Elkton (6/3/2005), Havre De Grace (1/18/2000), Peach Bottom (10/3/1973), Rising Sun (7/1/1880), and Street (7/18/2003). As of June 30, 2014, they had 54 full-time employees at their six offices. During the bank's height, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reports they had 75 full-time employees.

The bank got into financial trouble due to bad loans in the 2010s and was seized by regulators in 2014.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Troubled NBRS Financial Bank is closed by state regulators". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Federal Reserve orders sale or capital injection for NBRS bank". Delaware Business Now. April 13, 2014.