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- Harbor Bankshares Corporation Harbor Bankshares Corporation (HRBK) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and organized under the laws of the State of Maryland in 1982. It owns and controls subsidiaries including The Harbor Bank of Maryland (HBM), a commercial bank operating seven locations primarily serving the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan area; Harbor Bankshares Capital Corporation (HBCC), which provides mezzanine capital to businesses through loans and community development principal investments; and The Harbor Bank of Maryland Community Development Corporation (CDC), a U.S. Treasury Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on accelerating economic development in underserved communities. HBM offers a comprehensive range of personal and business banking products and services, including personal checking plans, savings and investment accounts, time deposits, mortgages, personal loans and lines of credit, credit and debit cards, online banking, e-statements, and business checking options such as business choice checking, commercial checking, checking analysis, and sweep/money manager accounts; commercial real estate loans, construction and land development loans for residential, multifamily, and commercial properties including faith-based facilities, secured and unsecured commercial and industrial business loans and lines of credit, automobile loans, home improvement loans, and other installment and term loans; as well as full-service brokerage, insurance products, and financial planning through its investment subsidiary Harbor Financial Services. The company operates within the regional banking sector, targeting individual consumers, small to medium-sized businesses, and underserved communities in Maryland with a focus on community development lending and financial inclusion. Recent activities emphasize expansion of community development initiatives through HBCC and CDC, alongside sustained growth in core deposit and loan portfolios amid stable operations in the Greater Baltimore market, with no major acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic shifts reported in the past 1-2 years.