Learn more about Chesapeake Bank and our divisions by reading what the media says about us. Our "In The News" section features articles about the Bank, including our community outreach programs.

2022

• Chesapeake Financial reports $4.27 million in earnings in 1Q with extremely good asset quality | Proactive, April 19
• Chesapeake Bank supports Boys & Girls Club banners campaign | Rappahannock Record, 4/6
• Chesapeake Bank breaks ground on new Mathews location | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, 3/9
• VBA, Virginia banks sponsor students, staff for Virginia Reads One Book | Augusta Free press, 03/6
• Chesapeake Bank video tells story of Maggie Walker | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, 3/2
• Five ways to give back to your community when you spend locally | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, 2/23
• Chesapeake Isn’t Content to Be a ‘Community Bank’ in Name Only | CEOCFO Magazine, 1/10

2021

• Chesapeake Bank Opens Tech Center to House Growing Payments Team | finLedger, 12/22
• Heritage Humane Society Unveils Facility Expansion and Renovation | WYDaily, 12/8
• Community Banks “Answer the Call” to Support Rappahannock General Hospital | Bon Secours, 12/2
• Chesapeake Bank ranked #1 in Virginia by Best Banks to Work For in 2021 | Rappahannock Record, 11/23
• The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 11.23.21 | Richmond BizSense, 11/23
• Ben D. Conley Charitable and Education Foundation celebrates 35th anniversary | Rappahannock Record, 11/17
• Member Spotlight: Veterans Serving the Banking Industry | Virginia Bankers Association, 11/6
• Best Banks to Work For 2021 | American Banker, 11/08
• ETA Expert Insights: To Be or Not to Be (a PayFac) | Transaction Trends, 10/28
• Area Entities Join Together to Help Boost Local Business | WYDaily, 10/25
• Chesapeake Bank plays an essential role in the growth of the communities it serves | Proactive, 10/23
• Chesapeake rebrands small business financing service | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal, 9/22
• Letter to the editor: Shrimp Feast, despite postponement, still raised money thanks to generosity of community | Virginia Gazette, 9/14
• Westwood has endured its share of struggle. A new sign at this historic Black hamlet in Richmond's West End is one of its triumphs | Richmond Times-Dispatch 8/23
• Chesapeake Bank and MSPT Join Forces to Co-present New Gloucester Main Street event | Gloucester Village, 8/19
• Top-of-wallet: Chesapeake Bank grows its business with ServisFirst Bank’s Agent Credit Card program | American Bankers Association, 7/9
• Historic Christ Church gift honors John Hunt | Rappahannock Record, 6/2
• Chesapeake Financial Shares announces the election of Dee Ann Remo to board | Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5/24
• Northside industrial area will soon be alive with the Sound of Music | Richmond BizSense, 5/20
• Chesapeake Financial Shares elects Quinn to board | Gazette-Journal, 4/28
• Chesapeake Financial Shares Reports First Quarter Earnings | Yahoo Finance, 4/20
• Spotlight: Virginia’s Chesapeake Bank Taps Organization for Help in Diversifying Board (PAGE 3) | ABA Banking Journal, May/June, Vol 6, No 3
• It Takes A Village to help Local Small Businesses Survive a Pandemic | The Local Scoop, 4/9
• Chesapeake Bank's Kate Root explains how the group is innovating in the payment services space | Proactive Investors, 4/6
• Local bank sponsors $1K scholarship for one high school student | WyDaily, 3/27
• CPKF: Fourth Quarter Right On Target | ZacksSCR, 3/19
• Chesapeake Bank shares expectations for changes in tax policies | Proactive Investors, 3/13
• Banks See New Opportunity To Close The Consumer Payment, Merchant Settlement Speed Gap | PYMNTS, 2/6
• Chesapeake Bank in good standing as it has well-crafted technology to deal with the next round of PPP loans | Proactive Investors, 1/25
• Dividend Announcement: Cmt-Com/Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc. (OTCBB:CPKF) on 01/22/2021 declared a dividend of $0.1300 per share | Dividend Investor, 1/22
• Chesapeake Bank provides remote-learning financial literacy program for school | Rappahannock Record, 1/6
• The Comforts of Home | Richmond Magazine, 1/4

2020

• Case Study: Compliance, Convenience and Savings for Chesapeake Bank Through ATM Outsourcing | ATM USA, 10/23
• Chesapeake Bank employee receives Faircloth Family Award | Gloucester Gazette-Journal, 9/30
• CPKF: Maintaining 2020 EPS Estimate, but reducing 2021 Estimate by $0.25 | Zack’s, 9/30
• Podcast: Five Community Bank Core Provider Strategies | ABA Journal, 9/16
• A Core Transformation Strategy Session | ABA Banking Journal, 9/16
• Chesapeake Bank Selects Q2’s Digital Banking Platform to Deliver “Best-in-Class” Commercial Banking Technology | Q2, 9/10
• NA Proactive news snapshot: Duos Technologies Group, Esports Entertainment, Lingo Media, Chesapeake Financial, Thoughtful Brands UPDATE | Proactive, 8/28
• Chesapeake Bank advocates for Main Street as pandemic persists in the US| One News Page, 8/28
• Report: How Faster Disbursements Can Woo Millennial Investors | Pymnts.com, 8/7
• Chesapeake Bank opens new branch in Chesterfield, its fourth in the region | Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/20
• Hospital Appreciates Community Support | Rappahannock Record, July, 8
• Chesapeake Bank Provides Faster Payments to Customers on the RTP® Network | The Clearing House, June 18
• Chesapeake Payment Systems Achieves Merchant Portfolio Compliance Goals with ControlScan | ControlScan, June 10
• Chesapeake Bank processed around 929 of PPP loans worth $75M in a 3 week period | Proactive Investors, June 9
• New Video Highlights Banking Industry Response to COVID-19 | ABA Banking Journal, 5/20
• Letter to the editor: Support fund that supports local businesses | Virginia Gazette, May 15
• Virginia banks have processed $3.97B+ in SBA PPP loans | Virginia Business, May 6
• Last word on Coronavirus | Virginia Gazette, May 6
• Public-private partnership relief fund aims to help Williamsburg-area small businesses | Daily Press, May 5
• Press Release: Chesapeake Financial Shares Announces Retirement, John Hunt | Rappahannock Record, April 28
• CPKF: First Quarter Earnings | April 8
• CPKF: Chesapeake Financial Shares Reports Earnings and Stock Dividend

2019

• 15 Influential Williamsburg business leaders celebrated in inaugural event | Daily Press, November 8
• Szyperski Urges Bank Leaders to Engage Employees in Advocacy | ABA Journal, October 28
• AFA Delegation Educates Legislators About Factoring by Kevin Wood | IFA's Commercial Factor Magazine, August 29
• Association Adds Four Members to Advisory Board | ABL Advisor, May 17
• Partnering for Success | ABA Banking Journal, April 29
• What Do Bankers Think? | Kingsport Times-News, April 22
• CPKF: Record 2018 Earnings | Zacks SCR, March 22
• Community Banks Exploit Their Strengths | Wall Street Journal, March 12
• Kilmarnock-based bank eyes new branch in Chesterfield | Richmond BizSense, February 15
• Record Earnings | Zacks SCR, January 30
• Banking Rural America | ABA Banking Journal, January 25
• Why Automation is Key to Chesapeake Bank’s Innovation Strategy for 2019 | Bank Innovation, January 1

2018

• Where Jeff Szyperski Knows Your Name | ABA Banking Journal, October 23
• Chesapeake Financial Shares reports third-quarter earnings | Rappahannock Record, October 17
• Chesapeake Bank again recognized among the 'Best Banks to Work For' nationwide| Rappahannock Record, September 19
• John Sadler’s wealth of advice | WY Daily, August 28
• Best Banks to Work For | American Banker, August 27
• Chesapeake Bank CEO to lead American Bankers Association | Gazette-Journal, August 1
• Kate Root: a banker with spirits | WY Daily, June 18
• ABA Stonier School Graduates 247 | ABA Banking Journal, June 15
• What does banking, the Bible, and biking have in common: Thomas Claiborne | WY Daily, May 31
• As Trump signs bill to scale back bank regulations, what’s next? | NBC News, May 24
• Leigh Houghland shines in words and deeds | WY Daily, April 17
• Szyperski chosen Business Person of the Year | Rappahannock Record, January 11

2017

• ABA Nominates Officers for 2017-18 | ABA Banking Journal, August 4
• Q&A: Chesapeake Bank CEO Jeff Szyperski meets Trump | Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 9