Rank

Company

City

Business

Employees

1

Fannie Mae

D.C.

Mortgage

3,900

2

Freddie Mac

McLean

Mortgage

3,481

3

SLM Holding Corp.

Reston

Student Loans

3,753

4

Allfirst Financial Inc.

Baltimore

Financial Services

5,981

5

Capital One Financial Corp.

Falls Church

Credit Cards

15,000

6

First Virginia Banks Inc.

Falls Church

Banking

5,117

7

Chevy Chase Bank FSB

Chevy Chase

Banking

3,597

8

Mercantile Bankshares Corp.

Baltimore

Banking

2,796

9

Riggs National Corp.

D.C.

Banking

1,551

10

Provident Bankshares Corp.

Baltimore

Banking

1,511

11

F&M National Corp.

Winchester

Banking

1,146

12

Federal Agricultural Mortgage

D.C.

Mortgage

28

13

F&M Bancorp

Frederick

Banking

803

14

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.

Olney

Banking

512

15

FCNB Corp.

Frederick

Banking

610

16

Union Bankshares Corp.

Bowling Green

Banking

300

17

First United Corp.

Oakland

Banking

351

18

Cenit Bancorp Inc.

Norfolk

Banking

250

19

First Mariner Bancorp

Baltimore

Banking

430

20

Virginia Capital Bancshares

Fredericksburg

Banking

57

21

FNB Corp.

Christiansburg

Banking

220

22

Columbia Bancorp

Columbia

Banking

246

23

Equitable Federal Savings

Wheaton

Banking

75

24

Atlantic Financial Corp.

Newport News

Banking

194

25

Carrollton Bancorp

Baltimore

Banking

155

26

Virginia Commonwealth

Culpeper

Banking

155

27

Leeds Federal Bankshares

Baltimore

Banking

32

28

C&F Financial Corp.

West Point

Banking

278

29

Union National Bancorp Inc.

Westminster

Banking

133

30

BCSB Bankcorp Inc.

Baltimore

Banking

102