https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/banker-blast-owner-ed-hale-preparing-a-2026-challenge-to-wes-moore/ Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Sat, 03 May 2025 19:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/banker-blast-owner-ed-hale-preparing-a-2026-challenge-to-wes-moore/#comment-765106 Sat, 03 May 2025 19:33:24 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/banker-blast-owner-ed-hale-preparing-a-2026-challenge-to-wes-moore/#comment-765106 If it comes to a primary contest between Moore and Hale, keep in mind the fact that Mr. Hale was the founder and former CEO of failed (i.e. bankrupt) First Mariner Bank which was cited for egregious predatory lending under his leadership and acquired and closed by Howard Bank in 2018. Who can you trust?

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