With $150M in new capital in hand, Blue Ridge Bank looks for more stable footing
The cleanup job continues at Blue Ridge Bank, and it just got eight figures worth of cash to help it get back on track.
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The cleanup job continues at Blue Ridge Bank, and it just got eight figures worth of cash to help it get back on track.
The investors leading the raise include most notably Kenneth Lehman, who has a track record of propping up Richmond-area banks in need of capital.
In a year when rising interest rates kept the banking industry on its toes, two of Richmond’s biggest financial institutions in particular grabbed repeated headlines.
Of the 27 banks with a retail presence in the local market, 16 reported a decline in deposits in their Richmond-area locations over the last year.