The National Capital Bank Richard M. Sobonya as senior vice president, construction lending director.

Sobonya joins NCB’s team of local commercial lenders, bringing with him more than 10 years of banking and construction lending experience in the Washington, D.C. region.

Sobonya was most recently in a similar role with Freedom Bank. He will be responsible for developing new construction lending relationships, while enhancing internal processes and procedures for this type of specialty lending.

“Rich’s expertise in construction lending fits perfectly in the bank’s strategic plan to increase business lending,” stated Richard B. Anderson, Jr., president and CEO. “Our team is now better positioned to meet the financing needs of more local businesses in this thriving Washington D.C. market.”

The National Capital Bank of Washington was founded in 1889.