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SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FICO (NYSE: FICO) Highlights: Grab Finance has increased credit offer eligibility rates for its users by nearly 50% Grab Finance implemented 22 decision workflows across six countries in Southeast Asia in under eight months Grab Finance has won a 2026 FICO® Decision Award for Financial Inclusion Grab Finance, the financial services arm of Southeast Asia's leading superapp, is using the industry-leading capabilities of FICO® Platform to transform credit access across...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XTM Inc. (OTCQB: XTMIF | CSE: PAID) (“XTM” or the “Company”) is issuing this clarification regarding language contained in its February 2, 2026 news release referencing RPAA-aligned operational enhancements to the AnyDay / Everyday Payment platform (the “Program”). Certain statements in that release may have been interpreted to suggest that Everyday People Payments Inc. (“EPPI”) was itself registered or required to be registered under the Retail Payment Activities Act...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDB Aviation's wholly owned subsidiary, CDBL FUNDING 1, successfully priced a single-tranche offering of $500 million senior unsecured notes....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 24 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2026-INV1 (MSRM 2026-INV1). The transaction consists of 749 fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) with an aggregate principal balance of $310.2 million as of the February 1, 2026 cut-off date. The underlying pool consists of loans that are collateralized by investment properties (74.2%) and second homes (25.8%). KBRA’s rating approach incorpor...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 96 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2026-2 (SEMT 2026-2), a $792.2 million prime RMBS transaction. The pool is comprised of 620 first-lien, fully amortizing fixed rate mortgages with mostly 30-year maturity terms. The collateral is characterized by a weighted average (WA) original credit score of 776 and moderate borrower equity, with a WA original LTV of 73.6% and WA original CLTV of 73.6%....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to eight classes of ACORE 2026-FL1, a managed CRE CLO securitization with the ability to reinvest principal proceeds for 30 months. The transaction will initially be collateralized by 22 mortgage loans with an aggregate cutoff date in-trust balance of $1.1 billion. Additionally, the transaction provides the sponsor with the ability to effectuate modifications to performing loans, as well as buy out defa...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CMTG) (the “Company” or “CMTG”) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 financial results after the closing of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. A conference call to discuss CMTG’s financial results will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-833-470-1428 and referencing the Claros Mortga...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) today declared cash dividends on common shares, Series E preferred shares and Series F preferred shares....

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) (NYSE: BEN) today reported preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) of $1.71 trillion at January 31, 2026, compared to $1.68 trillion at December 31, 2025. This month’s preliminary AUM reflected the impact of positive markets and long-term net inflows of approximately $1.5 billion, inclusive of approximately $1.5 billion of long-term net outflows at Western Asset Management1. Excluding Western Asset Man...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) announced today that Walter S. Berman, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to speak about the company’s business and strategy at the 2026 Bank of America Securities Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at approximately 1 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the Ameriprise Financial Investor Relations website at ir.ameriprise.com. At Ameriprise...