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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hagens Berman issues a retraction regarding statements concerning the firm’s active sexual assault lawsuit against the University of Washington (UW).

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan and its member agencies are investing billions of dollars in projects to keep Southern California’s water supply reliable and safe – and Metropolitan is committed to making sure local, small and diverse businesses have a chance to participate in that work. With both goals in mind, the agency last week hosted its largest-ever MetWorks, with over 1,200 people attending the annual business outreach conference. The event allowed staff from Metropolitan and

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PJT Partners Inc. (“PJT Partners”) (NYSE:PJT) announced that it expects to release its third quarter and nine months 2026 financial results on Tuesday morning, November 3, 2026. The earnings release will be available through the Investor Relations section of the PJT Partners website at https://www.pjtpartners.com. PJT Partners will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET with access available via webcast and telephone. Paul J. Taubman, Cha

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to ten classes of mortgage pass-through notes from CLIP 2026-NQM2 Trust, a $349.3 million non-prime RMBS transaction issued by Itasca Park LLC as sponsor. The underlying collateral comprises 602 primarily fixed-rate residential mortgages (FRMs). Guaranteed Rate Entities (28.1%) is the largest originator, and all loans are serviced by Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. The loans are either classified as non-qualified mortgages (Non-QM) (3

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consertus, Inc., a portfolio company of RTC Partners, today announced its acquisition of Intueor Consulting, Inc., effective September 1, 2026. Based in Irvine, California, Intueor is a well-established strategy, operations, and technology advisory firm with a strong track record of serving transportation and other public-sector organizations. The combination brings together Intueor’s business transformation and advisory expertise with Consertus’ multidisciplinary infras

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FirstCash Holdings, Inc. ("FirstCash" or the "Company") investors who lost money may have claims to recover their losses. The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz today announced it is investigating potential securities fraud claims on behalf of investors in FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS), examining whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation centers on the disclosure about FirstCash Holdings, Inc. on October 22, 2026.If you

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has awarded nearly $60 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 37 affordable housing projects located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. The grants, totaling $59,792,101, will help create or rehabilitate 3,109 housing units for low-income individuals and families across the FHLB Dallas District. “Access to quality, affordable housing strengthens communities and creates opportunities

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ENTWISTLE & CAPPUCCI LLP AND SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. FILE A SECURITIES CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AGAINST SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. AND RELATED DEFENDANTS

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” (Excellent) for the members of Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) (Bucyrus, OH). The outlook of the FSR is stable. See below for detailed listing of these companies and Credit Ratings (ratings).The ratings reflect OMIG’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--N-able, Inc. (NYSE:NABL), a global cybersecurity company delivering business resilience, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET on November 5, 2026.A live webcast of the call will be available on the N-able Investor Relations website at http://investors.n-able.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on a temporary basis shortly after the event. N-able will issue

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Melar Acquisition Corp. I (“Melar”) (Nasdaq: MACI), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that at its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) held today, October 22, 2026, Melar’s shareholders have voted to approve the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Everli Global Inc., a Nevada corporation (together with its successors, “Everli”), as well as all other proposals related to the

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP (“CPM”) filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, against Educational Testing Service (“ETS”), on behalf of a proposed class of current and former K-12 California students who had their private information exposed as a result of ETS’ failure to implement adequate data security protections. On October 16, 2026, ETS announced that hackers had breached its systems and obtained

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company today announced the completion of a global marketing operating system review, reaffirming its commitment to building a world-class marketing ecosystem designed to drive growth, strengthen consumer connections and unlock the next generation of capabilities powered by data, technology and AI. Coca-Cola will retain WPP Open X as its media partner globally, with the exception of North America, Japan and South Korea. Coca-Cola has selected Omnicom as i

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government and its adjacent partners, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per common share. The dividend will be payable on November 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on November 5, 2026. A

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2026. Hilltop produced income attributable to common stockholders of $24.9 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $45.8 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025. Hilltop also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share, payable on November 20, 202

WEST READING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $cubi #banking--Customers Bancorp Reports Results for Q3 2026.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has withdrawn the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Individual Assurance Company, Life, Health & Accident (IAC) (Oklahoma City, OK). At the time of withdrawal, the outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) was stable.IAC, previously a subsidiary of LifeShield National Insurance Co. and ultimately of Homeshield Capital Co., was sold as a clean shell on June 5, 2026. The sale has resulted in

FLORENCE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #InvestorRelations--Oregon Pacific Bancorp (ORPB), the holding company of Oregon Pacific Bank, today reported net income of $2.75 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared to $2.76 million or $0.38 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. “Our strong capital position enabled us to retire $15 million in subordinated debt,” said Amber White, President and CEO. “The retirement will reduce future borrowing costs and will allow

HUDSON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avidia Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: “AVBC”), the holding company of Avidia Bank, today reported third quarter 2026 net income of $8.6 million, or $0.47 per share, compared to second quarter 2026 net income of $7.2 million, or $0.39 per share. The Company also announced today the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on its outstanding shares of common stock, payable on or about November 30, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the c

CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB) (the “Company” or “Amerant”) today reported net income attributable to the Company of $25.7 million in the third quarter of 2026, or $0.65 earnings per diluted share, compared to net income of $21.0 million, or $0.53 earnings per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026. "Our third quarter results reflect meaningful progress in building a more profitable and resilient franchise," said Carlos Iafigliola, President and Chi