Financial Services
Local Financial Companies Boost Business Growth
While the global market is growing fast, our local banks and financial services companies continue to fill key business needs by providing access to capital and more, right from Montgomery County locations. These companies help bridge the path to national and international business opportunities of all sizes and types. The financial services industry is a major economic driver for the county and includes a range of service providers, from local banks and credit unions to investment, venture capital firms and accounting firms.
Kendall Capital is a local investment advisory firm that serves middle class millionaires and is consistently ranked among the INC 5000 fastest-growing, independent firms in the country.
RESOURCES
MONTGOMERY COUNTYBusiness Membership Organizations
Incubators/Business Innovation Network
Industry-Specific Business Starter Kits
Latino Economic Development Center
Montgomery County Business Center
Small Business Administration (national)
MARYLAND
Maryland Department of Commerce
Montgomery county Local Banks
While major national banks have multiple branches here, a number of local banks got their start in the county and continue to flourish. Sandy Spring Bank, EagleBank and Congressional Bank are three local success stories, each seeing an opportunity to personalize banking and tap into the growing needs of businesses for financing, loans, lines of credit and other services. They are the backbone of business, fueling growth for new construction, equipment purchase, site acquisition, small business assistance and more.
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Congressional Bank – Green Business Certified
Started in Potomac in 2003, Congressional Bank takes a local, community approach to banking with its customers in Maryland, DC and Virginia. They foster close relationships, including access to the CEO and senior management team. In addition to local customers, this bank serves local and national businesses by meeting all their financial needs with creative and flexible solutions. The first bank in the county to earn the Montgomery County Green Business Certification, in partnership with Bethesda Green.
EagleBank – Banking Built on Personal Relationships and Business Growth
Founded in 1998, EagleBank currently has 32 branches throughout Montgomery County, DC and Northern Virginia, with headquarters in Bethesda. See more of their hometown success story in the ‘featured business’ space below.
Sandy Spring Bank – Local with Long-Standing Community Roots
In 1868, a group of local business and townspeople less than 25 miles from the nation’s capital were reeling from the post-Civil War’s tough economic conditions – while also seeing that large national banks were not serving their needs. Community members banded together to form a new bank, Sandy Spring, staffed and run by and for the community, with a more personalized approach to banking. That was a century and a half ago. Sandy Spring Bank has grown to assets of $4.2 billion, with 44 branches and six financial centers serving Maryland and Northern Virginia, employing 700 people.
MORE LOCAL BANKS
Colombo Bank • Presidential Bank • Capital Bank • United Bank
Credit Unions
Credit Unions in Montgomery County serve their members within specific communities, like one that is dedicated to Montgomery County employees and another to NIH, one of our VIP federal institutions.
NIH FCU • MidAtlantic Federal Credit Union • Montgomery County Employees Federal Credit Union • Lafayette Federal Credit Union
Accounting Firms
More than 900 Accounting firms have a presence in Montgomery County. See a list of Accounting Firms that are based right here in the county. These companies help bridge the path to national and international business opportunities of all sizes and types. The financial services industry is a major economic driver for the region and includes a range of service providers, from local banks and credit unions to investment, venture capital firms and accounting firms.
Financial Services, including Investment Advisors and Venture Capital firms
Investment advisors and venture capital firms thrive in Montgomery County, fueling investment opportunities on a national and international scale. Some are general investment firms, while others have a specific focus like the environment, energy or other global issues. VIEW A LIST >
NOTABLE AREA BUSINESSES
GEICO • Common Securitization Solutions • Walker & Dunlop • Merchant Link • Montgomery County Green Bank
Company Spotlight
SANDY SPRING BANK, Olney, MD
A homegrown success story, Sandy Spring Bank is headquartered in Olney, MD, with 55 full-service community offices and six financial centers across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The company offers a broad range of commercial banking, retail banking, mortgage and trust services. Sandy Spring Bank is about lifelong interactions and making a difference in the lives of their clients, employees and community.