Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that the first series of the City-Wide Affordable Housing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds closed on December 23 to a robust market response.

Mayor Brandon M. Scott was joined by Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Congressman Johnny Olszewski, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, State Senator Cory McCray, Police Commissioner Richard Worley, State's Attorney Ivan Bates, Council President Zeke Cohen, MONSE Director Stefanie Mavronis, State and City leaders, law enforcement and community partners, and residents to mark the historic reductions in violence Baltimore saw over 2025.

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that RTI Group LLC, the forensic consultant engaged to investigate the cause of recent fires in the City's underground conduit system, has completed its review and released its conclusions and recommendations.

Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that the City of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against Dave, Inc. ("Dave"), a digital lending platform, for misleading marketing and usurious interest charges that trap some of the most financially precarious residents in an exploitative cycle of debt.