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COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #YourBFFExperian--For the second consecutive year, a four-student team from Fisk University took the top prize in the 2026 #IYKYK Pitch Competition (If You Know, You Know) for their idea to amplify Experian’s Big Financial Friend campaign, sponsored by Experian and HomeFree-USA. Nicknamed Team F2, Hannah Daniel, Habeebah Dawodu, Remi Adeshina, and Kanchan Thapa earned a $40,000 prize for their presentation, “FinCheck.” A social-first campaign inspired by the viral “fit check”

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce a firmwide rollout of Legora, a collaborative AI platform for legal professionals. The rollout expands access to AI-enabled tools for the firm’s more than 1,000 attorneys. Legora, which is designed to support modern legal teams wherever they work, will build on Husch Blackwell’s longstanding investment in technology that supports high-quality legal work, collaboration, and client service across both phys

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) for the members of Plymouth Rock Assurance Group (PRAG). At the same time, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of “a-” (Excellent) of the members of Plymouth Rock Home Assurance Group (PRHAG). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratin

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DMB) today announced a distribution of $0.0420 per share of common stock, payable on April 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2026. The ex-dividend date is March 17, 2026. The previous distribution announced in February was $0.0420 per share of common stock. The Fund intends to make regular monthly distributions to its common shareholders at a level rate based on its projec

FARMINGTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“Horizon”) (the “Company”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital, announced today that its board of directors has declared monthly cash distributions of $0.06 per share, payable in each of April, May and June 2026. The following tables show these distributions, payable as set forth in the tables below, total $0.18 per share. Since its 2010 initial public offering, Horizon has paid a total of $360 million in dis

GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM), a diversified consumer finance company operating under the name “Regional Finance” across 19 states, announced today a new lending partnership with Column N.A., a nationally chartered bank built to enable developers and builders to create financial products. Column will serve as a bank partner for Regional’s secured and unsecured installment lending products in select states. The partnership launched this week and will sup

FARMINGTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“Horizon” or the “Company”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. Fourth Quarter 2025 and Recent Highlights Net investment income (“NII”) of $8.3 million, or $0.18 per basic share, compared to $10.4 million, or $0.27 per basic share for the prior-year period Total investment portfolio of $647.2 million as of Dec

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) (“BitGo” or “the Company”), the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced that CEO Mike Belshe is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the Canaccord Genuity 6th Annual Digital Assets Symposium on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10:00am ET. The fireside chat will be webcast live and archived on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.bitgo.com/. About BitGo BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) is the

COLUMBUS, Ohio & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DHIL) (“Diamond Hill” or the “Company”), an investment management firm known for its valuation-driven principles, long-term perspective, capacity discipline and client alignment, today announced that the Company has obtained all requisite shareholder approvals in connection with the proposed acquisition by First Eagle Investment Management, LLC ("First Eagle"). The Company will disclose the final, certified

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM) (“Affirm” or the “Company”) today announced that Rob O’Hare, CFO, will participate in a shareholder fireside chat on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The discussion will be moderated by Harry Bartlett from Rothschild & Co Redburn and will begin at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. The event will be webcast live on the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.affirm.com, and management will address a selection of the top quest

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE: TBI) (“TrueBlue” or the “Company”) today issued the following statement in response to the recent statements made by EHS Investments (“EHS”): On February 18, 2026, TrueBlue reported its second consecutive quarter of organic revenue growth and detailed plans to continue improving profitability, lowering operating costs and building a more focused and agile organization. Those plans are progressing and we are confident they will lead to signif

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”, the “Exchange”) announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the Class A common stock of Vicarious Surgical Inc. (the “Company”) — ticker symbol RBOT — from the NYSE. Trading in the Company’s Class A common stock will be suspended immediately. NYSE Regulation reached its decision to delist the Company’s Class A common stock pursuant to Section 802.01B of the NYSE’s Listed Compan

FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #cwbc--James J. Kim, CEO of Community West Bancshares (“Company”), and President and CEO of Community West Bank (“Bank”), announced today the retirement of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Blaine C. Lauhon, effective December 31, 2026. Lauhon is a highly respected executive whose leadership has spanned nearly all strategic and operational areas of the Bank. His well-deserved retirement will conclude a more than 40-year banking career, including nea

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imaginuity, a Dallas-based performance marketing company serving multi-location and franchise brands, announced today it has successfully completed a SOC 2® Type II examination and received an independent attestation report covering the operating effectiveness of its controls over a defined audit period. SOC 2 is an attestation framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for service organizations that store, process, or transmit

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (Driven, or the Company), a franchisor and operator of various automotive services businesses, filed a Form 8-K on February 25, 2026, disclosing that the Company identified material errors in certain previously issued financial statements and concluded that affected historical financial statements (and the related audit report) should no longer be relied upon and will require restatement. Driven Brands, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidi

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #adtech--Entravision Communications Corporation (“Entravision”), a leading global advertising, media, and technology company, today announced it has acquired Playback Reward’s core technology, platform, and product IP assets. These assets will be integrated into Adwake, Entravision’s performance advertising business, to accelerate the development of its loyalty rewards platforms, in order to expand value for advertisers focused on customer retention and Return On Ad Spend (

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HiringTrends--The results of the Q1 2026 Insurance Labor Market Study reveal industry revenue and hiring projections for the next 12 months.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataVisor, the world’s leading AI-powered fraud and risk management platform, released its 2026 Fraud & AML Executive Report, revealing an AI Readiness Gap between rising concern over AI-driven fraud and financial institutions’ ability to defend against it. The report found that 74% of surveyed senior fraud and AML leaders across banks, credit unions, fintechs, and digital payments platforms cite AI-driven fraud as a top threat, yet 67% say their orga

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forbes recently announced its highly anticipated 2026 America’s Best Banks list, on which Republic Bank & Trust Company ("Republic" or “the Bank") is thrilled to be recognized for the third year in a row. “We are honored to be recognized by Forbes for the third consecutive year,” said Logan Pichel, Republic Bank President and CEO. “This achievement reflects the disciplined approach we take to serving our clients, the strength of our financial performance, a

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riveron, a leading national business advisory firm backed by Kohlberg, today announced a strategic investment and growth partnership with Cuesta Partners (“Cuesta”), a Chicago-based AI & Data technology firm. The partnership combines Riveron’s deep financial expertise with Cuesta’s AI, data, and technology services to modernize the Office of the CFO, maximizing its effectiveness by transforming core business operations through integrated AI-native solutions. Cuesta