EAGLE BANCORP INC. overview

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EagleBank has announced that Leslie Ludwig will serve as a new Director of the Board of Directors of EagleBank. Ms. Ludwig is a Partner and Chairperson of the Management Committee at The JBG Companies, and has over 30 years of experience in real estate finance and capital markets. She oversees the management of Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Insurance and Marketing, and provides leadership on JBG's diversity initiatives. Prior to joining...

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:EGBN), the parent company of EagleBank, today announced record quarterly net income of $25.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016, a 15% increase over the $22.3 million net income for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Net income per basic common share for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $0.76 compared to $0.67 for the same period in 2015, a 13% increase. Net...

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EagleBank is pleased to announce its participation in the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's (WSSC) new Business Investment and Growth (BIG) initiative aimed at enhancing and economically empowering local business lending. EagleBank is honored to have worked closely with the WSSC in the development of this exciting program. As one of the depositories in the BIG Program, EagleBank will join other participating community banks headquartered...

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bancorp, Inc., (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:EGBN), the parent company of EagleBank, today announced that it will host a teleconference call for the financial community on January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss its fourth quarter and year end 2016 financial results. Those results will be released after the close of business on January 18, 2017. Interested parties may call 1.877.303.6220 to listen and participate in the call. The...

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ:EGBN), the holding company of Bethesda-based EagleBank, announced that Robert Pincus, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eagle Bancorp and of EagleBank, will retire from those positions effective December 31, 2016. Pincus joined the two boards upon the merger of Fidelity & Trust Bank and EagleBank in 2008. At the time, the combined institution had approximately $1.4 billion in assets. Today, EagleBank assets...

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The twelfth annual EagleBank Foundation Fight Against Breast Cancer Golf Classic and First Annual Tennis Classic, held on October 10, 2016, at the Woodmont Country Club, raised over $400,000--our most successful fundraiser yet. Proceeds from this event continue to support research and outreach programs through partnerships with the following local hospitals and organizations: Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Suburban Hospital in Montgomery...