History
Chevy Chase Bank is officially headquartered in McLean, but has its executive headquarters in nearby Bethesda, Maryland and was acquired by McLean-based Capital One in February 2009. Companies formerly headquartered in the region include AOL, Mobil, Nextel/Sprint Nextel, SLM Corporation, and US Airways. Defunct companies that were headquartered in the region include BearingPoint, Braddock Dunn & McDonald, Capital Airlines, Erol's, Hecht's, MCI Inc., PSINet, and UUNET.
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