How it started
History
Cardinal Financial Services was founded in November 1997 as a bank holding company, with Fairfax attorney and politician John H. "Jack" Rust, Jr. as Chairman.
In June 1998, the bank's first branch in McLean opened.
In July 1998, Cardinal Financial sold 2.6 million shares of stock at an initial price of $10/share.
In 1999, Cardinal Financial Services began operating Cardinal Wealth Services as its investment advisory subsidiary.
In July 2000, Cardinal Financial purchased Heritage Bancorp of Fairfax for $13.8 million.
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