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Union Home Mortgage Launches Build Your Payment Program with Multi-Platform Ad Campaign
Union Home Mortgage (UHM), a high-growth independent mortgage banking company with a world-class culture, announced the launch of its Build Your Payment Program, a new way for homebuyers to create a mortgage built around their budget. To support the launch, the company is rolling out a multi-platform advertising campaign featuring its new brand ambassador, Mia.
Columbia Banking System and Umpqua Holdings Corporation Complete Merger
Columbia Banking System, Inc., the parent company of Columbia Bank, and Umpqua Holdings Corporation (“Umpqua“), the parent company of Umpqua Bank, announced the closing of their previously announced merger, combining the two premier banks in the Northwest to create one of the largest banks headquartered in the West.
EquiLend Selects Digital Asset as Distributed Ledger Technology for Securities Finance Market Initiative
EquiLend announces that it has selected Digital Asset to provide the distributed ledger technology underpinning the EquiLend 1Source initiative. Unveiled in July 2022 as part of EquiLend’s Digital Transformation Working Group, which consists of many of the world’s largest banks and broker-dealers, 1Source aims to resolve the central pain points and risks impacting the securities finance industry.
China CITIC Bank Credit Card Center Partners with Ascenda to Grow Payments Business
Ascenda, the global rewards infrastructure company, and China CITIC Bank Credit Card Center have launched the next generation of the China CITIC Bank Point Program to accelerate premium customer acquisition and its new retail development strategy.
Equisoft Secures $125 Million in Funding, Strengthening its Position as Global Tech Leader
Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider to the financial industry, is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $125 million equity investment. Of this total investment, $70 million is from new investors Investissement Québec and the government of Québec, with the remainder coming from existing long-time investment partners, Export Development Canada (EDC) and Fondaction.
