Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Howard Bancorp, Inc.

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Feb. 12, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Howard Bancorp, Inc., Ellicott City, Maryland, to acquire First Mariner Bank, Baltimore, Maryland.

Attached is the Board's order relating to this action.

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System