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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — The typical U.S. homebuyer’s monthly payment hit a record high for the second week in a row, reaching $2,802 during the four weeks ending March 30. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Sale prices are up 3.4% year over year, and the weekly average mortgage rate is 6.65%, near its lowest level since December but more than double pandemic-era lows. Pending home sales are declining. High

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its Chairman, Christopher J. Keller. A visionary leader, steadfast advocate, and dedicated mentor, Chris’s impact on the Firm and the legal community is immeasurable. Throughout his distinguished career, Chris played a pivotal role in shaping the Firm’s success, championing investor and consumer rights, and setting new standards in litigation. Under his leadership, Labaton Keller Sucharow expand

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CRM--Nimble, the award-winning CRM designed for small businesses, sales teams, and marketing professionals, is proud to announce the launch of its highly anticipated Email Marketing feature. This new capability empowers businesses to send unlimited, HTML-powered, and trackable emails, enabling large-scale outreach for newsletters, webinars, product announcements, seasonal promotions, and more—all from within the Nimble platform. Scalable Email Marketing for Mod

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cary Street Partners (CSP) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Keene & Dorchak, a highly respected wealth management firm based in Fort Worth, Texas. This strategic move further strengthens CSP’s presence in the region, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to delivering exceptional financial planning and investment management services to clients. Keene & Dorchak will fully integrate into Cary Street Partners, operating under the CSP brand effective

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIS® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced that its Premium Payback solution has been chosen to power the real-time rewards redemption process for Bilt. Launched in 2021, Bilt is the pioneering payments and commerce network that transforms housing and neighborhood spending into rewards and benefits for everyone involved. With Premium Payback, customers can see their money work more effectively, allowing them to unlock savings

CHICAGO & PEORIA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--YCharts, a leading investment research and client engagement platform, is thrilled to announce a strategic enterprise partnership with Midwestern Securities, a trusted partner to community banks and financial institutions. This collaboration provides Midwestern Securities’ advisors with full access to YCharts’ robust suite of tools and integrations, streamlining operations, enhancing client engagement, and enabling seamless portfolio management across th

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, today announced significant enhancements to WisdomTree Connect, the cutting-edge institutional platform designed to offer direct access to tokenized real world assets (RWA). WisdomTree Connect users can now access a full suite of 13 tokenized funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – the largest collection of tokenized funds currently in the market,

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarginEdge, the leading restaurant management and bill payment platform, announced the appointment of Emma Whelan to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With almost two decades of financial leadership experience, Whelan will play a key role in MarginEdge’s next phase of growth as the company continues to scale. Most recently, Whelan served as SVP of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at The Knot Worldwide (TKWW) and previously held financial and accounting leadersh

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LegalShield has hired Jaymee Johnson as chief marketing officer to lead the company's growth initiatives and expand its mission of providing affordable legal and identity theft protection to more North Americans. Johnson, a senior marketing executive with experience at Assurance IQ, T-Mobile and Amazon, will oversee brand strategy, performance marketing and ongoing member communications for the company. "Jaymee's data-driven marketing expertise, merchandizing skills

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, has today announced that Goldman Sachs' real-time Order Status Updates (OSUs) for algorithmic orders can be streamed directly into FlexTrade’s OEMS Order Blotter via a new proprietary API – fundamentally changing how Goldman Sachs delivers data to buy-side clients. The announcement is part of Goldman Sachs’ new suite of real-time alerting and data analytics offering, G

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--J.D. Power: Younger Do-It-Yourself Investors in Canada Seek Human Financial Advice in Uncertain Economy

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #entrepreneurshipthroughacquisition--NextGen Growth Partners announces exit from DAWGS in sale to The Riverside Company. This transaction marks the first exit from NGP’s Fund II.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NewEdge Advisors, LLC, a leading New Orleans-based RIA supporting successful independent financial advisors nationwide, announced today Krueger, Fosdyck, Brown, McCall & Associates, a team based in Destin, Florida, has joined the firm from Merrill Lynch, where they managed $1.4 billion in client assets. “We are delighted to welcome Krueger, Fosdyck, Brown, McCall & Associates to the growing network of seasoned professionals at NewEdge Advisors,” said Alex G

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced that it has made an equity investment in Ethic Inc. (Ethic), a technology-driven asset management platform that powers personalized, values-aligned, and tax-smart investing for financial intermediaries. SSGA and Ethic also announced a strategic partnership to deliver customized investment solutions at scale to SSGA’s institutional and financial intermed

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walker & Dunlop, Inc. was named CoStar’s Top Sales Firm in 16 markets across the country in its 2024 Power Broker Awards. In addition, 34 of the firm’s brokers were also recognized as the Top Sales Brokers in their respective regions. CoStar Group, a leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces recently announced their annual awards, honoring professionals and firms that closed the highest transaction volumes in c

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Economy--The Veros Q1 2025 VeroFORECAST projects an average nationwide home price appreciation rate of 2.4% over the next 12 months, a modest decline.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Duco, the leading platform for enterprise data automation, has today launched its updated Reconciliation Maturity Model: the best practice guide to enable financial firms to benchmark their reconciliation function. Following the maturity model, an institution with 1000 controls can hope to save up to $37.9m annually by moving from purely manual processes to a continuously improving model powered by AI. The Reconciliation Maturity Model details five stages of maturity: m

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--Collateralised loan obligation (CLO) manager styles or approaches to investing in a pool of leveraged loans can vary significantly across managers. In the end, investors are best positioned to determine which manager’s approach best suits their needs. As part of KBRA’s series examining European CLO manager styles, this report provides an update to our April 2024 analysis, highlighting changes since our last publication and focusing on the differences between CLO manager

MAIDENHEAD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As a long-term trusted partner to Canva, the all-in-one visual communication platform, RWS is thrilled to be named ‘Official Creative Localization Partner’ at next week’s Canva Create 2025 in Los Angeles. Since 2016 RWS has been a driving force behind Canva’s ambition to make design accessible to everyone, providing expert translation and localization services to enable customers across 190 markets to easily access Canva’s suite of online tools in their own

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kaushik Sarkar as the new Regional Managing Director for its Europe, Middle East and India (EMEI). “The Europe, Middle East and India region features a complex landscape with varied regulatory environments, cultural nuances and diverse digital maturity levels. Thoughtworks, with our AI-first, agile and hum