OLNEY – Sandy Spring Bancorp/Sandy Spring Bank posted a net loss $4.4 million for Q4, more than the $3.8 million for the year-ago period.  Q4 included a provision for loan and lease losses of $21.1 million. 2009 totals were a net loss of $19.7 million, as compared to the $15.4 million for 2008.  Comments the CEO, “Looking back on 2009 and forward into 2010, we feel that this company has the underlying fundamentals and strength to weather the current economic cycle.”

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