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Bank of the James Announces Third Quarter, First Nine Months of 2025 Financial Results
Bank of the James Reports Record Quarterly Earnings and Margin ExpansionLoan Growth, Stable Funding Costs, and Exceptional Asset Quality Drive Record Profitability LYNCHBURG, Va., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:BOTJ), the parent company of Bank of the James (the “Bank”), a full-service commercial and retail bank, and Pettyjohn, Wood & White, Inc. (“PWW”), an SEC-registered investment advisor, today announced unaudited results of
About this update from Bank Of The James Financial Group, Inc.
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