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Dive Overview: RichlandWashington-based Gesa Credit Union CentraliaThe banks announced in a press release Thursday that they will acquire Washington state-based Security State Bank. The deal, expected to close next year, marks the fourth time the credit union has announced it will acquire an Evergreen State-based bank in 2024. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the transaction will add 12 branches to Lewes. Thurstonin Pacific and Gray Harbor counties. Gesa’s 31 locations. Dive Insights: The Gesa Credit Union deal follows three other credit union-bank partnerships with Washington state ties: Anchorage, Alaska-based Global Federal Credit Union said in January it was…

Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco) reported a 9.6 percent rise in net profit to Rs 7,000 crore against Rs 6,390 crore in the same period last year.The company’s total quarterly revenue grew 18% at Rs 2,194 crore against Rs 1,862 crore.The company’s board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 2.65 on face value of Rs 10 per share for financial year 2023-24.”The final dividend is in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 1.50 per share already declared and paid,” the public sector bank said.The company’s gross non-performing assets ratio improved to 2.71% at the end of March…

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the annual office return warning, usually issued around Labor Day, has become something of a rite of passage for bankers. The early-September holiday that unofficially marks the end of summer in the U.S. has become a benchmark in 2020 for banks trying to adjust to their initial return to the office. As the year has progressed, the holiday has become a time for banks’ front offices to tout the benefits of in-person collaboration, with some of the more proactive banks following New York City guidelines and simply dropping the requirement that employees show proof of…

Phynart Studio | E+ | Getty ImagesSaving for a down payment can be a daunting task for anyone dreaming of buying a home, but many people are already working toward that goal.About 77% of future homebuyers have started saving for a down payment, according to a new survey from housing and real estate research site Clever.com.More than half, or 57%, of prospective buyers plan to put down less than 20% of their home, according to the report, which surveyed 920 recent and prospective homebuyers in early April.While buyers may be tempted to put down a larger down payment to avoid…

Let’s take a look at some of the companies that are catching our eye in pre-market trading. Intuit — The parent company of TurboTax fell about 6% after it issued weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter guidance. Intuit expected adjusted earnings of $1.80 to $1.85 per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting $1.92. Ross Stores — Shares of the discount apparel retailer rose more than 7% after the better-than-expected earnings. The company posted earnings of $1.46 per share on revenue of $4.86 billion, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting earnings of $1.35 per share on revenue of $4.83 billion. Workday…

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People walk in the rain on London Bridge in central London on March 12, 2024.Lucy North – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty ImagesLONDON — British retail sales fell 2.3% in April as wet weather led to fewer shoppers, the Office for National Statistics said Friday.Economists polled by Reuters had expected a smaller decline of 0.4 percent.”Clothing, sporting goods, games and toy stores and furniture stores saw fewer customers due to the bad weather, resulting in lower sales across most sectors,” the ONS said in a statement. It revised down its March figure from flat to down 0.2 percent.Sales…

Asian stocks fell on Friday but the dollar strengthened as strong U.S. economic data kept interest rates high for a longer period, raising the prospect that the Federal Reserve will take longer to cut rates and sway investors away from riskier assets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.5% and was on track to fall 1% for the week, ending a four-week streak of gains. Japan’s Nikkei average fell 1.45%. Chinese shares were little changed in early trading, with blue chips down 0.05% after China’s military began a second day of military drills around Taiwan on Friday.…

A Frontier Airlines plane is seen at Cancun International Airport, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Air Transportation Access Act of 1986 requires airlines to provide wheelchairs to passengers with disabilities at airports, but the problem is that many travelers lie about it. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle said:”There is widespread abuse of special services, used by people who don’t need wheelchair assistance at all,” Biffle said Thursday at a luncheon at New York’s Wings Club.He said he has seen Frontier Airlines flights where 20 people were transported in wheelchairs upon…

Let’s take a look at some of the companies making waves in after-hours trading: Ross Stores – Shares of the discount clothing retailer rose 7%. Ross Stores reported first-quarter earnings of $1.46 per share on revenue of $4.86 billion. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected earnings of $1.35 per share on revenue of $4.83 billion. Workday – The enterprise management company fell 10% after subscription revenue guidance fell short of Wall Street expectations. Workday expects second-quarter subscription revenue guidance of $1.895 billion, compared with the consensus forecast of $1.9 billion (according to StreetAccount). Intuit – The owner of TurboTax fell…