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Atlantic Union Bank Chief Human Resources Officer Clare Miller onboarded hundreds of former Sandy Spring Bank employees in spring 2025 after Atlantic Union closed the $1.3 billion acquisition. Photo by Jay Paul
Feb 1, 2026

After bank mergers comes ‘big work’ of integration

Looser antitrust enforcement under Trump is expected to fuel more bank mergers, reshaping Virginia’s banking landscape.

Tara Y. Harrison is retiring as the chief financial officer of Charlottesville-based Virginia National Bank. Photo courtesy Virginia National Bank.
Nov 20, 2025

Virginia National Bank CFO to retire

After nine years as CFO, Tara Harrison retires from Virginia National Bank; Cathy Liles will lead the bank’s finances.

Reimagining regulations
Jul 29, 2025

Reimagining regulations

Banks and credit unions in Virginia are celebrating some early victories as President Donald Trump‘s new administration has begun rolling back regulations and reconsidering the future of finance. “Under the new administration, there is a relook at a number of these policies that were objected to by the industry,” explains Atlantic Union Bankshares CEO John […]

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