Western Alliance Bank Grows Multifamily Finance Team with New Hire Charles Jones
Western Alliance Bank today announced that Charles Jones has joined the organization as senior director of Multifamily Housing Finance. Based in Los Angeles, he will lead a team that creates optimal, sector-specific financing solutions for multifamily developers, including workforce housing…
Republic Financial Appoints Mike Pruyn to Board of Directors
Republic Financial, a privately-held company headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, today announced the appointment of Michael “Mike” Pruyn to its Board of Directors. Pruyn brings more than 15 years of capital markets experience spanning structured finance and derivatives trading. His appointment…
Altaline Announces Strategic Growth Investment in Brazos Safety Systems
Altaline Capital Management, LLC (“Altaline” or the “Firm”), a newly launched Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on partnering with lower-middle market companies in the technology, business services, and financial services sectors, today announced a strategic growth investment in Brazos…
Bank of Hawai‘i Announces New Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer Bradley S. Satenberg
Bradley “Brad” S. Satenberg has been promoted to vice chair and chief financial officer at Bank of Hawaiʻi, following the retirement of Chief Financial Officer Dean Shigemura. In his newly expanded role, he will oversee Bank of Hawai‘i’s planning and forecasting,…
American Express Announces 2025 Preliminary Stress Capital Buffer Requirement
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) announced that the Federal Reserve set the company’s preliminary Stress Capital Buffer (“SCB”) requirement at 2.5 percent, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, based on the results of the 2025 Comprehensive Capital Analysis…
SABA Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is notifying shareholders, prospective shareholders, and third parties of the sources of distributions pursuant to Section…
Kim Lupica Joins Academy Securities as Managing Director, Commercial Paper Trading & Origination
Academy Securities, the nation’s first post-9/11 veteran owned and operated investment bank, today announced the addition of Kim Lupica as Managing Director, Commercial Paper Trading & Origination. “I look forward to working with such a dedicated team to drive growth…
CEE Fund Reports Stockholder Meeting Results, Extends Partial Fee Waiver Period
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CEE) (the “Fund”) announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 30, 2025. The Class I Director nominated by the Board of Directors, Ms. Hepsen Uzcan, was elected to…
Circle Applies for National Trust Charter
Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, has formally submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, First National Digital Currency…
KBRA Assigns AA Rating to Erie County, NY 2025 Bonds; Affirms Existing GO Ratings
KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AA to the County of Erie, NY General Obligation Public Improvement Serial Bonds, Series 2025A and General Obligation Refunding Serial Bonds, Series 2025B. KBRA additionally affirms the long-term rating of AA for the County’s…
BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Closed-End Funds Declare Distributions
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. announced today that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (each, a “Fund”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. The distributions are…
Sixth Street Specialty Lending to Announce Q2 2025 Results via Earnings Call
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) (“TSLX” or “the Company”) announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after the market closes. TSLX invites all…