EX-21 3 0003.txt EXHIBIT 21 EXHIBIT 21 -- SUBSIDIARIES OF PROVIDENT BANKSHARES CORPORATION Subsidiaries State of Incorporation ------------ ---------------------- Provident Bank (1) Maryland Provident Mortgage Corp. (2) Maryland Provident Financial Services, Inc. Maryland Provident Investment Center, Inc. Maryland Banksure Insurance Corporation Maryland PB Investment Corporation Delaware PB REIT, INC. Delaware PB Trust I Delaware PB Trust II Delaware Provident Lease Corp., Inc. Maryland Lexington Properties Management, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 1, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 2, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 3, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 4, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 5, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 6, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 7, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 8, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 9, Inc. Maryland LPM Sub 10, Inc. Maryland Court Square Leasing Corporation Maryland (1) Also doing business as Provident Bank of Maryland and Court Square Financial Services. (2) Also doing business as Court Square Mortgage and Court Square Funding Group.