Medical marijuana entrepreneurs certainly won't have it easy in the District, and there's one more challenge they'll have to contend with: banking. more ›

The man who robbed two Wells Fargo bank branches in the span of eight days is still at-large, and federal authorities are asking the public for help. more ›

Samuel Lewis was arrested at his Beltsville home by Montgomery County Police on Friday, and subsequently charged with seven bank robberies around the county -- though, police note, he is suspected of having committed several others in Arlington and Alexandria. more ›

Due to a public uproar over the allegedly passive review of documents leading to residents being evicted from foreclosed homes, Bank of America has announced that it will temporarily halt all foreclosure proceedings and sales nationwide, reports the Washington Post. In a statement, the bank said that they "will stop foreclosure sales" until an internal investigation is completed. "Our ongoing assessment shows the basis for foreclosure decisions are accurate. We continue to serve the interests of our customers, investors and communities. Providing solutions for distressed homeowners remains our primary focus," said the statement. more ›

All Life is Local points us to reports of an ATM skimming operation at a SunTrust machine located at 3440 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Cathedral Heights. It serves as a good reminder that, yes, these things actually do happen in the D.C. region: more ›

Capital One purchased D.C. area-based Chevy Chase Bank back at the beginning of 2009, and now the Post reports that the transition to the Capital One brand will be completed sometime this fall. Capital One Bank signs with temporary Chevy Chase Bank covers will soon be installed at all 247 branches, with the Chevy Chase covers to be removed on some yet to be announced date later this year. more ›

Thieves in Alexandria have made off with over $60,000 thanks to a skimming device that was installed at an ATM at the Wachovia Bank branch at 3624 King Street, Alexandria Police say. more ›

The national banking crisis continues to play out locally this week with a series of uncertain headlines concerning D.C. area banks. First earlier this month we learned that Bethesda-based Chevy Chase Bank was for sale, and that Citigroup was in talks to buy it. But then, as you've all heard by now, Citigroup's stock started to plummet because every investor in the world right now is having an hourly anxiety attack, which led most folks to believe that Citi didn't stand a chance of closing the deal. Other suitors like Capitol One, JPMorgan Chase, SunTrust and BB&T then popped up to express interest in Chevy Chase while Citi flailed about. But, soft! The feds jumped in to help out Citigroup late on Sunday, and now nobody really knows anything except that apparently the only way for a bank to stay afloat these days is for them to get massive cash infusions from the U.S. government. Chevy Chase customers, you're just going to have to sit tight until this all gets sorted out! more ›