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Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2024, say the nation’s purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2023 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Revenues are expected to increase in 15 of 18 manufacturing industries and 16 of 18...

UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization and Wells Fargo launched a program designed to make progress toward a more equitable, affordable and accessible financial system for all.

Umpqua Bank and parent company Columbia Banking System announced the nonprofit recipients of $1 million in local grants to mark their respective 70th and 30th anniversaries, including $700,000 to organizations in South Puget Sound, Portland Metro and Douglas County Oregon.

The Federal Reserve stated on Wednesday that it will once again maintain the target range for the federal funds rate between 5.25% and 5.5% just as it did in September and November. In addition, as reported by CNN, the Fed...

According to Percent’s 2024 private credit outlook, amidst an uncertain future environment, the economy has held steady and private credit continues to be top choice for alternative financing, with the asset class now standing at $1.3 trillion in assets under...

Bibby Financial Services, an international SME financier, selected asset finance technology provider Alfa’s preconfigured technology platform for asset finance, Alfa Start, in an effort to improve outcomes for clients and colleagues alike.

The latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index reported that small business loan approval percentages at big banks stalled for the first time since June (remaining at 13% in November), while small banks approval percentages continue to rise (up 0.2% from...

BlackRock released its 2024 Private Markets Outlook, with investment views on how private markets – spanning different sectors, geographies, investment styles and risk appetites – will evolve in the year ahead.

Cushman & Wakefield released its 2024 U.S. Macro Outlook report which describes the economic landscape as a rolling recession, one in which some industries contract while others continue to expand.

PREIT, a real estate investment trust, received commitments for $135 million in debtor-in-possession and exit revolver financing from a group of investors, led by Redwood Capital Management and Nut Tree Capital Management, as part of its reorganization plan.