Edition: August 14, 2026 (13)
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Capital Bancorp Swaps Auditors Eleven Weeks After Shareholder Ratification

Capital Bancorp, Inc. (CBNK) Market cap : at edition (Aug 14, 2026) $617M

Turnaround

Company Background

Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ: CBNK) is a Rockville, Maryland bank holding company with approximately $3.9 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026 and a market capitalization of roughly $617 million. Its principal subsidiary, Capital Bank, N.A., operates four business lines: a commercial banking division serving the mid-Atlantic corridor, the OpenSky secured and unsecured credit card platform, Windsor Advantage (a government-guaranteed loan servicing business acquired as part of the October 2024 purchase of Integrated Financial Holdings), and Capital Bank Home Loans.

Financially the company has been on a growth trajectory, with gross loans and deposits both up roughly 12–14% year-over-year through mid-2026. Net income for Q2 2026 came in at $14.3 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, and return on assets was 1.52%. That said, earnings in Q1 2026 fell 13.7% year-over-year as the company absorbed a surge in operating expenses tied to technology investments and headcount growth.

The company entered 2026 with two open governance items. First, it disclosed a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting in the annual report for fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 — a disclosure that has appeared as a going-concern risk factor in every subsequent earnings release. Second, its CFO, Dominic Canuso, resigned in October 2025; Chief Accounting Officer Connie Egan served as interim principal financial officer for roughly two weeks before Jacob Dalaya, previously Chief Strategy Officer, was appointed CFO in November 2025.

What Was Disclosed

Capital Bancorp's Audit Committee dismissed Elliott Davis, PLLC on August 14, 2026 and simultaneously engaged Crowe LLP to serve as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The Audit Committee's stated rationale was to engage a larger firm "with additional resources and industry specialization to support the Company's continued growth and expanding operations."

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