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OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “a” (Excellent) on the $1.654 billion, 6.00% Series Hannover, No. 1 variable funding credit-linked note (note), due Oct. 1, 2044, of Weston2044 LLC (Weston2044), a Delaware limited liability company (issuer). The outlook of this Credit Rating (rating) is stable. The note is in consideration of a variable funding surplus note (VSN) issued by Redding Reassurance Company 4 LLC (Redding Re 4), a

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to eight classes of mortgage-backed certificates from Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2025-NQM9 (MSRM 2025-NQM9). MSRM 2025-NQM9 is an RMBS transaction sponsored by Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC as seller/sponsor and includes a meaningful concentration of collateral that KBRA considers to be “non-prime.” The $407.6 million RMBS transaction is collateralized by a pool of 834 residential mortgages, with fixe

COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) Chairman, CEO and President Kevin Blair will participate in a joint fireside chat with Pinnacle Financial Partners President and CEO Terry Turner at the Goldman Sachs 2025 U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 11:20 a.m. ET. Mr. Blair and Mr. Turner are expected to discuss the pending merger between Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial Corp. A live webcast and replay will be available at https:/

LOS ANGELES & SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Real Estate Fund Manager American South Capital Partners (“ASCP”), a joint venture between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty Company, has successfully completed the first closing of its newest affordable housing investment vehicle, American South Real Estate Fund III (“ASREF III”), securing $60 million in initial capital commitments toward its $500 million target. ASREF III builds on the strong momentum of its predecessor, ASREF II, which close

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pinnacle Financial Partners (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) President and CEO Terry Turner and Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) Chairman, CEO and President Kevin Blair will participate in a joint fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs 2025 U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 11:20 a.m. ET. They are expected to discuss the pending merger between Pinnacle and Synovus. A webcast of this event will be available on Pinnacle's investor relations website at in

NEW YORK & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veritas Capital (“Veritas”), a leading investor at the intersection of technology and government, today announced that affiliates of The Veritas Capital Vantage Fund, L.P. (“Vantage Fund”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MetroStar Systems, LLC (the “Company”), an AI-enabled digital transformation services and software provider serving the U.S. Defense and National Security communities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, MetroStar has

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PENG #CreeLED--Cree LED has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois against Promier Products and Tractor Supply.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emplifi, a leading CX and social media marketing platform, today announced that its AI-Powered Listening & Unified Analytics solution has received an honorable mention from the SmartBrief Innovation Awards in AI within the marketing category. The SmartBrief Innovation Awards in AI highlight the achievements and efforts of companies that are optimizing AI in their solutions. Emplifi has been on the forefront of innovative AI implementations, pioneering groundbreaki

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #financialwellness--Sound Credit Union (Sound) and the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) welcomed Washington State college students to their first ever HuskyHack hackathon November 8 – 9, 2025. More than 141 students registered to participate in the competition, vying for a chance to win $15,000 and a six-month membership to CoMotion Labs in Seattle. The HuskyHack represents an exciting new collaboration between Sound and UWT, designe

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) and a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people, released findings from its inaugural annual survey, Voice of the Plan Sponsor: 2025 Defined Contribution (DC) Practices. The analysis reveals that DC plan sponsors are placing a growing emphasis on financial wellness and cost efficiency. To that end, many

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH) announced that it has formed a special committee of independent and disinterested directors that is authorized, among other things, to evaluate the preliminary, non-binding proposal, dated November 9, 2025, by Thomas Priore, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Priority’s common stock that it does not already own for cash conside

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lighthouse, a leader in technology-enabled eDiscovery and information governance services, has announced that industry veteran Amy Hinzmann has joined the company as Head of Information Governance. Hinzmann, who brings decades of leadership experience and eDiscovery expertise to her work at Lighthouse, most recently served as executive vice president, corporate and commercial services, at UnitedLex. “As information governance becomes increasingly complex and important,

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Insurers’ Private Credit Forum was hosted by InsuranceAUM.com on Nov. 5–6 in Austin, Texas.

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #fraud--Gridavate announces integration with Encompass® by ICE Mortgage Technology.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sikich today announced the launch of MGA Compass, a new Insurtech and advisory offering developed in collaboration with KASE Insurex Consulting.

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #martech--PERQ, an Indianapolis-based marketing technology company built for multifamily, today announced the launch of PERQ Pulse, the first centralized platform designed specifically for multifamily marketing teams. In an industry where every department has a core system such as a PMS for operations or a CRM for leasing, marketing has long been the missing piece. Until now, marketing teams have lacked a dedicated platform to manage programs, measure results, and connect s

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helix by Q2 (NYSE: QTWO), an award-winning, cloud-native core purpose-built for embedded finance, today announced that Bangor Savings Bank has chosen Helix as one of its Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform partners to help power its expansion of fintech solutions. Founded in 1852 and with more than $7 billion in assets, Bangor Savings Bank has spent the past several years building a strong foundation for its BaaS program. Today, the bank specializes in providing

SAN FRANCISCO & BOSTON & MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atomic launches today as a first-of-its-kind service offering for MedTech startups built to bridge the gap between breakthrough concepts and investor-ready ventures. Built by three industry leaders, Goodwin (legal), Three Bridges (business and financial), and Match Health Collective (strategic marketing and design) - Atomic provides a fully integrated suite of legal, financial, and strategic services that equip founders with everything they need

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, today announced the launch of Application Comments, a powerful new feature that streamlines application reviews and enhances compliance oversight. With Application Comments, bank and credit union teams can add time-stamped, immutable notes directly within an application on the MANTL Platform, providing a complete, auditable record of every action, decision, and hand

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank today announced that Brad Alvarez has joined its rapidly growing Business Escrow Services Group as Senior Director, Sponsor and Strategic Partnerships. Alvarez is a highly respected attorney with expertise in private equity and merger and acquisition activities. Within Western Alliance Business Escrow Services, he will partner closely with the business development team to accelerate sponsor and strategic engagements on the West Coast while support