Howard Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqCM:HBMD) is seeking acquisitions. Howard Bancorp, Inc. has completed a follow-on equity offering in the amount of $36 million. Howard Bancorp intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including contributing to the capital of Howard Bank to support its lending and investing activities, repayment of debt and to support or fund acquisitions of other institutions or branches as and if opportunities for such transactions become available.