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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 8 classes of Certificates from EFMT 2025-CES2, a $290.2 million RMBS transaction, as of the cut-off date, sponsored by EFMT Sponsor LLC and consists of 3,582 newly originated closed-end second lien mortgages (CES; 100.0%). The largest originators in the underlying pool are NewRez LLC (73.8%) and loanDepot.com, LLC (12.9%). The majority of the collateral (99.6%) is characterized by fully amortizing, fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) with p

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorney and traffic safety expert Amy Witherite says vehicles can provide valuable information should you be involved in an accident if you know where to look and how to access it. “The technology in your vehicle as well as others involved in an accident can provide a wealth of valuable information. That is especially important when it comes to determining liability and ultimately damages,” says Witherite. “Knowing the type of information each vehicle can provide and t

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sallie Mae Fund, in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, is now accepting applications for its 2025-26 Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program. The Sallie Mae Fund’s Bridging the Dream Scholarship for High School Seniors, provides 40 students with up to $10,000 each to help pay for a two- or four-year degree program, professional certificate, or vocational training. Eligible students must demonstrate financial need as well as strong academic and ext

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pryor Cashman is pleased to announce that Joseph A. Shifer has joined the firm as a partner in the Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Creditors’ Rights Group. Joe comes to Pryor Cashman from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, where he advised clients on some of the largest restructurings over the last two decades. He is based in New York. “This is an exciting addition for our group,” said Seth H. Lieberman, chair of Pryor Cashman’s Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Credito

RIDGEWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scale Microgrids, a vertically-integrated distributed energy company, has acquired a 9.6-megawatt combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell project in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The project, which is paired with a thermal loop, was acquired pre-construction from NuPower, an Easton, CT-based developer and investor in sustainable energy projects. Investec and MUFG will provide debt financing and Foss & Co will provide tax equity for the project, which Scale will

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textio, the Talent Optimization Platform that empowers HR leaders to build and retain high-performing teams, today unveiled at Transform the latest addition to its AI platform: Interview Feedback—which quickly creates clear, compliant, and skills-based assessments of candidates, so organizations stop losing money on poor-fit hires that don’t work out. Hiring and developing high-performing people is essential to running a thriving business. Unfortunately, many hiring

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #agexpansion--Andersen Global further expands into Bangladesh through a Collaboration Agreement with valuation and research firm Edge Research.

PALM BEACH, Fla. & PALO ALTO, Calif. & LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MCF Advisors, LLC (“MCF”), a Kentucky-based registered investment adviser (“RIA”), today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Wealth Partners Capital Group (“WPCG”), a financial services holding company, and HGGC, a firm focused on partnership investing. WPCG and the Aspire Holdings platform of HGGC have made a minority equity investment in MCF to fuel the firm’s growth through organic client acquisiti

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DDC Enterprise, Ltd. (NYSEAM: DDC), (“DayDayCook,” “DDC,” or the “Company”), a leading multi-brand Asian consumer food company, today announced a transformative initiative to adopt Bitcoin as part of its treasury reserves, alongside an announcement that brings seasoned Web3 and Crypto Assets Management Expert Alex Yang to DDC as Strategic Advisor. An investor group will inject up to 100 BTC in exchange for DDC Class A Ordinary shares at a range of $0.50 to $1.25 per s

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in workforce agility solutions, today announced it has achieved Impact Level 4 (IL4) from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). With IL4, additional government organizations within the DoD community can access Cornerstone, elevating how federal government employees learn, create and perform. As the first workforce agility solution to receive DISA IL4 provisional authoriza

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #banking--PortX, a leading financial infrastructure and integration technology company that provides open access to the core and drives innovation for financial institutions with its integration-platform-as-a-service, today announced that Integration Manager is now available on AWS Marketplace. This strategic move simplifies access to PortX’s powerful integration platform, empowering banks and credit unions to streamline their API development, accelerate digital transformation,

NEW YORK & DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InspereX, the tech-driven fixed income and structured products distribution and trading firm founded by Tom Ricketts, today announced the firm has been selected by Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (“KraneShares”) as a strategic distribution partner for KraneShares ETFs. InspereX will lead distribution efforts for KraneShares ETFs in the independent broker-dealer and bank channels. These ETFs offer financial advisors a unique opportunity to diversify thei

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant’s Interest Rate Observer today announced its inaugural distressed-investing event. A dozen years of ultralow interest rates misdirected capital, inflated asset prices, distorted risk perception and incited over-leverage. And now come the yo-yo tariffs. Speakers comprise a who’s who of authorities on commercial real estate, private equity, private credit, technology stocks, the fine art of “liability management exercises” – and the fast-growing alcohol-free bever

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Future Capital, a tech-enabled registered investment advisor (RIA) with over 20 years of specialized experience in retirement solutions, and Michigan-based financial services firm, Hantz Group (a Financial Services Holding Company), today announced their partnership, enabling Hantz advisors to better manage clients' held-away 401(k) assets. This collaboration comes at a critical time, as retirement accounts now represent 56% of financial assets for household

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZipRecruiter®, a leading online employment marketplace, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2025. ZipRecruiter has been recognized for its product innovations that are transforming how job seekers and employers connect. From the introduction of ZipIntro to its next-generation Resume Database and AI-powered job seeker tools, ZipRecruiter is simplifying and speeding up the hiring process. “At

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In advance of the 2025 proxy season, The Shareholder Commons (TSC), a non-profit advocate for diversified investors, has published Portfolios on the Ballot 2025, the third annual publication by TSC that is specifically designed to help investors account for the impact of their proxy voting on the broader economy, and thus their full portfolio. Portfolios on the Ballot flags initiatives designed to protect the social and environmental systems that support all

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jenius Bank, the digital banking division of SMBC MANUBANK, a member of the SMBC Group, is launching the next-generation version of its mobile app and online banking platform that will provide free, personalized insights based on customers’ spending and earning behavior to help optimize their cash flow and make smarter financial decisions. Customers can now enjoy a comprehensive, 360-degree view of their finances in one place when they link relevant external financ

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) today opened calls for nominations for its annual global Technology Awards for Technology Strategy Impact and Enterprise Architecture, which recognize organizations that drive business outcomes through their respective high-performance IT strategies and strategic IT frameworks. The company also announced a new Data & AI Impact Award for organizations based in North America. This award will recognize North American organizations tha

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its February 2025 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers tha

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, today announced a new strategic partnership and integration with Shopify, along with new features and templates to personalize shopper engagement. These capabilities offer enhanced real-time insights into individual preferences during the shopping journeys that help eCommerce marketers quickly create the campaigns that power their daily operations—allowing t