Some small community banks are benefiting from the money crisis.
Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust in Virginia has seen millions of dollars in new deposits in the past two weeks.
Conservative community banks that stayed away from the sub-prime market and risky investments are looking better to a skeptical public looking for trust.
At banks like City First in the District, which is preparing for a 30-percent increase in business, funding comes primarily from deposits, not from less stable capital markets.