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BioNTech (BNTX +0.33%) rose to prominence several years ago thanks to its role in the coronavirus market. The company developed Comirnaty, one of the best-selling COVID-19 vaccines, with Pfizer (PFE +0.77%). However, vaccination rates have dropped significantly due to a combination of factors, including stricter market regulations. As a result, BioNTech's coronavirus business hasn't performed well recently. The good news is that the company's future no longer depends on its work in this industry. There is another much larger area BioNTech is targeting. Here's what investors need to know.

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The industry's largest therapeutic area The weight-loss market is grabbing headlines for its rapid growth. But the largest area in the industry by annual sales remains oncology. There are several reasons for that. Let's consider four of them. First, cancer is one of the world's leading causes of death. According to some estimates, in the U.S., one person in three will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. So, it is a fairly common disease with a significant annual death toll. Second, the oncology market is massive. There are dozens of types of cancer, and some corners of the industry remain underserved, which can attract even more drugmakers.

Third, because cancer is a life-threatening condition, regulators often grant cancer medicines in development special designations that can help speed up approval, a factor that incentivizes drugmakers to develop more of them. Lastly, cancer medicines often command high prices and can sometimes be administered over years. The cancer therapeutics space will continue to expand, and, according to some estimates, it will be worth $516.2 billion by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.3% over that period. That's the market where BioNTech is looking to carve out a meaningful niche. Can the company pull it off?

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BioNTech's exciting pipeline BioNTech has more than 25 phase 2 or phase 3 ongoing oncology clinical trials. This large pipeline should lead to at least a few approvals. Several of the company's products look particularly promising. Perhaps the most interesting is pumitamig, which BioNTech is developing in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY +1.23%). Pumitamig is a bispecific antibody, a class of medicines that bind to two different targets simultaneously, enabling it to direct the body's immune system to attack diseases like cancer more effectively than conventional antibodies.

Bispecific antibodies like pumitamig could gain significant traction in the coming years. The medicine has been dubbed a potential "Keytruda killer," or next-generation oncology medicines that could challenge Keytruda, currently the best-selling cancer drug on the market. Pumitamig is being investigated across cancers of the lung, kidney, breast, liver, colon, and rectum, among others. Pumitamig is well-positioned to earn approval within a couple of years and, eventually, generate well over $1 billion in annual sales. And that's just one of BioNTech's oncology candidates. Expect the company to improve its financial results significantly as it continues to make headway in this market.

Is BioNTech stock a buy? BioNTech's pipeline looks promising, even beyond its oncology-related work. The biotech is developing products in other areas, notably infectious diseases. It is working on vaccines for tuberculosis and even HIV. Clinical progress over the next few years could significantly strengthen its prospects. However, BioNTech's valuation is concerning. The stock is worth $23.2 billion, despite posting just $3.3 billion in revenue over the trailing-12-month period, and its sales are declining. The company isn't consistently profitable either.

The market appears to be placing a lot of faith in BioNTech's pipeline. That won't be a problem so long as the company's work in this area goes smoothly, but its share price could fall off a cliff at any sign of trouble. And there likely will be at least some signs of trouble -- it's hard for any biotech company to run a pipeline that large without encountering clinical or regulatory setbacks. My view is that, even though its pipeline looks exciting, BioNTech isn't attractive at current levels. Investors would be better off waiting for the stock to fall from its current levels before initiating a position.

AMD officially launches rack-mounted AI system Helios, set to begin shipping soon.

The AMD Advancing AI Conference was held in San Francisco from July 22 to 23. At the event, AMD CEO Lisa Su announced that Helios has entered full production and will begin shipping soon. OpenAI’s Head of Infrastructure stated that the company plans to deploy AMD Helios at scale, and OpenAI will collaborate with AMD to develop the MI500 series AI chips and their subsequent products. Additionally, Su said AMD is partnering with chip design firm Cerebras to deliver high-speed inference capabilities via Cerebras’ cloud services. The joint product of AMD and Cerebras will hit the market later this year. The AMD-Cerebras system will launch an AI inference solution combining AMD Helios GPU server racks and Cerebras’ wafer-scale chips. CNBC analysis points out that a year ago, Su projected the 2028 AI accelerator market would reach $500 billion. The latest forecast puts the market size at the end of this decade roughly equivalent to the current entire semiconductor market. Su noted that GPUs will account for the majority of this share.

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Trump: To use Iranian funds to compensate for ship and cargo losses

US President Trump stated, "Until further notice, effective immediately, all and any damages caused to vessels, cargo, or any related items shall be compensated using Iranian funds currently held and controlled by the United States. Although such compensation amounts may be substantial, this remains a fair and reasonable approach."

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The United States has imposed additional tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies, with the measures taking effect today.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice on local time the 23rd, announcing that under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, it would impose additional tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on dozens of countries and regions under the pretext of so-called "forced labor" to replace the expiring global import tariffs. The new tariffs will take effect at 12:00 noon ET on the 24th (12:00 noon Beijing time on the same day). The USTR stated that as the 10% global tariff is set to expire, this round of tariffs will be levied on 60 economies, covering more than 99% of U.S. trade volume. Senior U.S. officials added that tariff measures for goods in transit will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 28 (12:01 noon Beijing time on the same day). Imported goods including fuel, food, and fertilizers will be exempt from the new tariffs; products subject to specific industry-specific tariffs (such as automobiles, metals, and pharmaceuticals) are also excluded from the levy. Additionally, goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will also be granted exemptions. U.S. officials noted that the new tariffs will not be imposed in tandem with existing steel and aluminum import taxes, namely the "Section 232" tariffs implemented by the Trump administration last year on national security grounds.

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Intel's revenue and outlook beat expectations, with its stock rising 13% in after-hours trading.

Intel (INTC.O) released an unexpectedly strong revenue forecast, indicating that surging data center spending is helping the chipmaker achieve its long-awaited recovery. The company said it expects third-quarter sales to reach $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion. Even the lower end of this range easily exceeds analysts’ average forecast of $15.1 billion. This forecast highlights Intel’s growth momentum among data center customers, who are urgently needing chips to meet AI computing demands. Last quarter, sales in this segment surged 59%, more than twice Intel’s overall revenue growth. After the earnings release, Intel’s stock rose 13% in after-hours trading. Additionally, Intel’s second-quarter revenue of $16.13 billion also exceeded the market expectation of $14.43 billion.

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Iraqi Prime Minister: Iraq will not allow actions threatening Iran to be launched from its territory.

According to a statement released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Press Office on the 23rd, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi visited Iran that day and held talks with Iranian President Pezeshkian in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Al-Zaidi stated that Iraq and Iran's security are closely linked, and Iraq will never allow any actions threatening Iran to be launched from its territory. Pezeshkian noted that security and stability are of great significance to the development of bilateral relations.

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In a recent setback for DeFi ecosystem participants active on Arbitrum, the perpetuals trading platform AFX Trade experienced a substantial security breach targeting one of its proprietary bridges. Blockchain security firm Blockaid first identified the incident around 21:30 UTC on July 22, 2026, reporting that attackers had extracted approximately $24.15 million in USDC from the affected contract.

AFX Trade operates as a USDC-settled derivatives exchange on the Arbitrum network, offering users leveraged trading opportunities across various assets.

Deposits and withdrawals typically route through its dedicated bridge infrastructure, which held roughly $24.2 million in USDC prior to the event—nearly its entire locked value according to DeFiLlama data.

The exploit effectively emptied most of these funds, highlighting vulnerabilities that can arise even in established Layer-2 environments.

Blockaid detected an exploit at 2026-07-22 21:30 UTC targeting @AFX_XYZ, a protocol on @arbitrum. The exploit was specific to a bridge that AFX operates. Approximately 24.15M USDC has been drained thus far from the protocol.

Our team has been working with the incredible folks on… https://t.co/0Qd9ve5gPB

— Blockaid (@blockaid_) July 22, 2026

Importantly, the breach was confined to AFX Trade’s own bridge implementation and did not involve Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.

Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs (the team behind Arbitrum), quickly addressed community concerns.

He confirmed that the suspicious transaction originated from a third-party protocol and emphasized that Arbitrum’s core bridging system remained secure and uncompromised.

The Arbitrum team is actively investigating alongside affected parties.

Blockaid has been collaborating closely with Arbitrum developers and AFX Trade to manage the response, investigate the root cause, and explore options for containing or recovering the stolen assets.

On-chain observers, including PeckShield and Lookonchain, tracked the attacker’s subsequent moves: the drained USDC was rapidly bridged to Ethereum mainnet and converted into roughly 12,467 ETH at an average price near $1,937.

The funds now sit in an attacker-controlled address, a common tactic to obscure trails and hinder immediate recovery efforts.

This event underscores the persistent challenges bridges face in DeFi. These components often custody large asset pools while relying on intricate smart contract logic and cross-chain messaging, making them attractive targets.

AFX Trade’s bridge had seen growing deposits in recent weeks, rising from about $19.3 million in mid-June, which likely increased its visibility to potential adversaries.

The incident follows other recent security events on Arbitrum, such as the mid-July exploit affecting Ostium’s vault.

While no official statement from AFX Trade had appeared on its social channels shortly after the breach, users and the broader ecosystem await updates on compensation plans, enhanced security measures, or any forensic findings.

Market reactions remained relatively contained in the immediate aftermath, with minimal movement in ARB and ETH prices.

However, such exploits can erode confidence in protocol-specific infrastructure and prompt heightened scrutiny of bridge designs across Arbitrum-based projects.

Developers and users alike are reminded of the importance of rigorous audits, ongoing monitoring, and diversified risk management in decentralized trading environments.

As investigations continue, this case serves as yet another concerning reminder of the evolving threat landscape in Layer-2 DeFi. Protocols must prioritize robust, isolated security for auxiliary components like bridges to safeguard user funds and maintain ecosystem trust.

Coinbase is expanding its push into AI-powered finance, enabling businesses to accept USDC payments from autonomous AI agents as part of a broader expansion of its payment, trading and developer tools.

According to a Thursday X post, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept USDC (USDC) payments from AI agents through the x402 payment standard, which Coinbase first introduced in May 2025 to enable stablecoin payments over HTTP for AI agents, applications and APIs.

The post also announced AI trading tools that let users monitor orders, access live market data, and execute actions based on predefined conditions, as well as a software development kit for developers building agent-powered applications.

Coinbase said the products are designed to support the “agentic economy,” where AI agents can make payments, manage finances and complete other tasks on behalf of users.

The company said adoption of AI agents is accelerating, noting that agent-generated traffic surpassed human traffic on its Base documentation pages for the first time last month. However, it added that the internet’s financial infrastructure was built with “one assumption: a human clicking the button,” which has left businesses, developers and users without tools designed for AI agents.

The rollout comes as companies increasingly position stablecoins and blockchain-based payments as infrastructure for AI agents, an emerging use case that several exchanges and payment companies are targeting.

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In the latest close session, Groupon (GRPN - Free Report) was down 9.01% at $25.41. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.21%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.97%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 2.15%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the online daily deal service had gained 52.4% outpaced the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 2.27% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.42%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Groupon in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be -$0.08, reflecting a 117.39% decrease from the same quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $127.42 million, indicating a 1.37% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of -$0.17 per share and a revenue of $519.48 million, signifying shifts of +91.75% and +4.23%, respectively, from the last year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Groupon should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 34.21% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Groupon is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 158, placing it within the bottom 36% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL - Free Report) reported $548.52 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.8%. EPS of $5.54 for the same period compares to $4.78 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +12.31% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $488.4 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.10, the EPS surprise was +8.63%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Kinsale Capital Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Expense Ratio: 21.7% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 21.4%.Combined Ratio: 75.5% compared to the 78.6% average estimate based on five analysts.Loss Ratio: 53.8% versus 57.3% estimated by five analysts on average.Revenues- Net investment income: $55.74 million compared to the $58.48 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.9% year over year.Revenues- Other income: $0.32 million compared to the $0.27 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +85.9% year over year.Revenues- Net Earned Premiums: $417.6 million versus $405.33 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.9% change.Revenues- Fee Income: $11.94 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $11.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.6%.View all Key Company Metrics for Kinsale Capital Group here>>>

Shares of Kinsale Capital Group have returned +4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released second quarter 2026 financial results. Complete financial results and related materials are available at www.SallieMae.com/investors. The materials will also be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Sallie Mae will host an earnings conference call today, July 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. ET. Executives will be on hand to discuss various highlights of the quarter an.

NEW YORK, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) resulting from allegations that Ensign may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Ensign securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.

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On this news, Ensign Group shares fell 8.15% on June 8, 2026.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- First Horizon Corporation (NYSE: FHN) today announced Scott Serpico has been appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Product. In this new Memphis-based role, Serpico will lead the strategy and vision for First Horizon Bank's multi-product portfolio that includes credit cards, deposits, lending and emerging payments.

Scott Serpico - Senior Vice President, Head of Product for First Horizon "As we continue strengthening our client-first strategy, we're thrilled to welcome Scott to our growing team," said Erin Pryor, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Experience Officer for First Horizon. "He brings category-leading financial services expertise combined with disciplined execution—a unique set of skills and talents that will elevate how our clients discover, choose and use our offerings to improve their lives. We're excited for the impact Scott will deliver."

Serpico most recently served as the executive leader for Consumer Lending at USAA, where he directed strategy and growth plans, product management, product forecasting, pricing and portfolio optimization. His career also includes leadership roles at Ally Financial, Chase, SunTrust, Wells Fargo and MBNA.

About First Horizon
First Horizon Corp. (NYSE: FHN), with $84.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026, is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states concentrated in the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.

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Earnings POUGHKEEPSIE, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 23, 2026 / Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:RBKB), the holding company of Rhinebeck Bank (the "Bank"), reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 of $2.6 million ($0.24 per basic and diluted share), which was $110,000, or 4.0%, lower than the comparable prior year period of $2.7 million ($0.25 per basic and diluted share). Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2026 of $4.8 million ($0.45 per basic and $0.44 per diluted share) was $182,000, or 3.6%, lower than the same period last year.

On July 21, 2026, Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC, the former mutual holding company parent of the Company, completed its second-step conversion, after which Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC ceased to exist. In connection with the second-step conversion, the Company conducted a public stock offering in which it sold 8,880,210 shares of its common stock at a price of $10.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $88.8 million. As part of the transaction, each outstanding share of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc., common stock owned by the public stockholders as of the closing date was converted into new shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock based on an exchange ratio of 1.3978 shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock. Cash in lieu of fractional shares will be paid at a rate of $10.00 per share. As a result of the offering and the exchange of shares, Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. will have 15,638,237 shares outstanding after giving effect to the transaction, subject to adjustment for fractional shares. Earnings per share and other share information disclosed throughout this release do not reflect the effect of the Company's conversion and related stock offering.

Financial highlights:

Second-quarter net income of $2.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share

Net interest income increased 1.2% year-over-year

Non-interest income increased 8.8% year-over-year

Past-due loans decreased 34.6% from year-end

Deposits increased $29.6 million, or 2.7%, from December 31, 2025, excluding stock subscription funds

Second-step conversion completed July 21, generating $88.8 million in gross proceeds

The decrease in net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to an increase in non-interest expense, offset by an increase in net interest income and non-interest income. The Company's return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.79% and 7.56% for the second quarter of 2026, respectively, as compared to 0.88% and 8.57% for the second quarter of 2025, respectively. The decrease in net income for the six months ended June 30, 2026 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to an increase in non-interest expense and a decrease in non-interest income, partially offset by an increase in net interest income and a decrease in the provision for credit losses. The Company's return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.75% and 7.03% for the first six months of 2026, respectively, as compared to 0.80% and 8.04% for the first six months of 2025, respectively.

President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Smith said, "During the second quarter, we continued to make progress in repositioning the franchise for sustainable growth and profitability. Our results reflected increased net interest and non-interest income, continued discipline in managing funding costs, and meaningful improvement in past-due loans. We are also investing in talent, technology, and capabilities that will broaden our growth opportunities and strengthen the organization over time. The successful completion of our second-step conversion following quarter-end represents an important milestone for Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and significantly strengthens our capital position. We remain focused on deploying that capital prudently as we expand our commercial banking capabilities, advance our retail and digital deposit initiatives, and invest in the infrastructure necessary to support responsible, sustainable growth."

Income Statement Analysis

Net interest income increased $140,000, or 1.2%, to $11.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $11.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher interest-earning asset balances and lower costs on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by lower yields on interest-earning assets and higher interest-bearing liability balances. The net interest margin decreased by 19 basis points to 3.78% and the interest rate spread decreased 13 basis points from 3.33% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 to 3.20% for the three months ended June 30, 2026. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, the average balance of interest-earning assets increased by $73.5 million, or 6.3%, to $1.24 billion due to a $92.5 million increase in the average balance of cash and cash equivalents and a $19.7 million increase in the average balance of available for sale securities, offset by a $37.5 million decrease in the average balance of loans, while the average yield decreased by 26 basis points to 5.52% due to the lower interest rate environment and a higher composition of lower-yielding assets. The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased by $68.4 million, or 8.0%, primarily due to a $73.5 million increase in the average balance of deposits, partially offset by a $28.5 million decrease in the average balance of FHLB advances. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 13 basis points to 2.32% due to the lower interest rate environment and the maturation of higher-yielding FHLB advances.

Year-to-date net interest income increased $297,000, or 1.3%, to $22.8 million from $22.5 million for the prior year six-month period, primarily due to higher interest-earning assets and lower costs on interest bearing liabilities, offset by a decreased yield on interest-earning assets and an increase in the balance of interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin decreased by 11 basis points to 3.77% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from 3.88% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The interest rate spread decreased by five basis points, from 3.23% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, to 3.18% for the same period in 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the average balance of interest-earning assets increased by $48.2 million, or 4.1%, to $1.22 billion while the average yield decreased by 19 basis points to 5.56%, when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased by $43.1 million, or 5.0%, primarily due to an increase in the average balance of deposits, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of FHLB advances, while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 14 basis points to 2.38% due to the lower interest rate environment.

The provision for credit losses increased by $90,000, or 89.1%, from a $101,000 credit for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 to an $11,000 credit for the current quarter. Net charge-offs increased $12,000, from $91,000 for the second quarter of 2025 to $103,000 for the second quarter of 2026. The increase was primarily due to increased net charge-offs of $47,000 in indirect automobile loans, substantially offset by decreased net charge-offs of $36,000 in consumer loans.

Year-to-date, the provision for credit losses decreased by $192,000, or 76.2%, from $252,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 to $60,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The decrease in the provision was primarily due to lower loan balances, particularly indirect automobile loans. Net charge-offs increased $49,000, or 8.2% to $650,000 for the first six months of 2026 as compared to $601,000 for the first six months of 2025. The increase was primarily due to increased net charge-offs in indirect automobile loans of $223,000, substantially offset by a decrease of $182,000 in net charge-offs of commercial loans. The percentage of overdue account balances to total loans decreased to 1.03% as of June 30, 2026 from 1.52% as of December 31, 2025, while non-performing assets decreased $312,000, or 8.4%, to $3.4 million at June 30, 2026.

Non-interest income totaled $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, an increase of $141,000, or 8.8%, from the comparable period in 2025, due primarily to an increase of $155,000, or 57.6%, in investment advisory fee income offset by a $69,000 decrease in net gain on sale of loans as we discontinued originating residential mortgage loans directly.

Non-interest income totaled $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, a decrease of $144,000, or 4.3%, from the comparable period in 2025, driven primarily by a decrease of $207,000, or 27.3%, in other non-interest income and a $107,000 decrease in net gain on sales of loans. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in investment advisory income of $122,000.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026, non-interest expense totaled $10.0 million, an increase of $301,000, or 3.1%, compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily driven by higher salaries and employee benefits of $296,000, higher professional fees of $144,000, and a rise in data processing costs of $71,000. These increases were partially offset by decreases in other non-interest expenses of $85,000, marketing expenses of $85,000, and FDIC deposit insurance and other insurance of $42,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, non-interest expense totaled $19.7 million, an increase of $531,000, or 2.8%, compared to $19.2 million for the same period in 2025. The variance was primarily driven by a $695,000, or 6.7%, increase in salaries and employee benefits, reflecting increased compensation and medical insurance costs, and higher occupancy and data processing expenses, which rose $164,000 and $155,000, respectively. These operational increases were partially offset by a $260,000 decrease in other expenses, a $140,000 decrease in marketing expenses, and a $120,000 decrease in FDIC deposit insurance costs.

Balance Sheet Analysis

Total assets increased by $168.3 million, or 12.9%, to $1.47 billion at June 30, 2026, compared to $1.30 billion at December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to a $202.6 million, or 198.6%, increase in cash and cash equivalents reflecting $156.0 million in stock subscriptions awaiting the closing of the stock offering. Available-for-sale securities increased by $9.2 million, or 5.7%, primarily due to $22.4 million in purchases, partially offset by $12.7 million in paydowns, calls, and maturities and a $740,000 increase in unrealized losses. The increase in total assets was partially offset by a decrease in loans receivable of $34.9 million, reflecting a $25.7 million reduction in indirect automobile loans in line with a strategic decision to reduce their concentration in the portfolio and an $11.6 million reduction in commercial real estate loans and a $4.4 million reduction in commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by an increase of $6.7 million in residential real estate loans. Other assets decreased by $7.2 million, largely due to a decrease in the fair value of the Company's interest rate swaps.

Past due loans decreased $5.0 million, or 34.6%, between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026, to $9.5 million, or 1.03% of total loans, from $14.5 million, or 1.52% of total loans at year-end 2025. The decrease was most notable in indirect automobile loans, reflecting the positive impact of more conservative underwriting standards as well as a decrease in these loan balances. The allowance for credit losses was 0.83% of total loans and 227.06% of non-performing loans at June 30, 2026 as compared to 0.87% of total loans and 225.76% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2025. Non-performing assets totaled $3.4 million at June 30, 2026, a decrease of $312,000 from $3.7 million at December 31, 2025.

Total liabilities increased by $165.5 million, or 14.2%, to $1.33 billion at June 30, 2026, primarily driven by a $185.6 million, or 16.9%, increase in deposits which included $156.0 million in stock subscriptions, and a $3.8 million increase in mortgagors' escrow accounts. The increases were slightly offset by a reduction in borrowings of $20.0 million, or 79.5%. The growth in deposits was attributable to a $170.1 million, or 19.6%, increase in interest-bearing deposits, which included $156.0 million in stock subscription deposits, while non-interest-bearing deposits increased by $15.5 million, or 6.8%. Uninsured deposits were approximately 36.7% and 27.9% of the Bank's total deposits as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Excluding the $156.0 million of funds collected and held on deposit in a segregated account in connection with the Company's stock offering in the second quarter of 2026, the Company's uninsured deposits to total deposits totaled 28.0% at June 30, 2026.

Stockholders' equity increased $2.8 million, or 2.0%, to $139.6 million at June 30, 2026. The increase was primarily due to $4.8 million in net income partially offset by a $1.8 million repurchase of common stock and a $733,000 increase in the net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities. The Company's ratio of average equity to average assets was 10.59% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 10.09% for the year ended December 31, 2025.

About Rhinebeck Bancorp

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland corporation organized as the holding company of Rhinebeck Bank. The Bank is a New York chartered stock savings bank, which provides a full range of banking and financial services to consumer and commercial customers through its twelve branches and three representative offices located in Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, and Albany counties in New York State. Financial services including comprehensive brokerage, investment advisory services, financial product sales and employee benefits are offered through Rhinebeck Asset Management, a division of the Bank.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the Company and the Bank. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events or results and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "predict", "forecast", "improve", "continue", "will", "would", "should", "could", or "may". Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include increased competitive pressures, inflation, changes in the interest rate environment, fluctuations in real estate values, general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, potential recessionary conditions, the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international governmental policies and trade restrictions and retaliatory measures impacting our borrowers and the broader economy, the impact of any federal government shutdown, debt ceiling impasses or fiscal uncertainty, changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio, our ability to access cost-effective funding, changes in asset quality, loan sale volumes, charge-offs and credit loss provisions, changes in economic assumptions that may impact our allowance for credit losses calculation, changes in demand for our products and services, legislative, accounting, tax and regulatory changes, including changes in the monetary and fiscal policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the ability to attract, develop and retain qualified personnel in a competitive labor market, political developments, uncertainties or instability, catastrophic events, acts of war or terrorism, natural disasters, such as earthquakes, drought, pandemics, extreme weather events, or risks associated with cybersecurity threats, data breaches, ransomware attacks, or other failures in our operational or security systems and infrastructure, including the risks arising from our dependence on third-party service providers and vendors.

Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

Contact:

Matthew Smith
President & CEO
(845) 454-8555
[email protected]

The Company's summary consolidated statements of income and financial condition and other selected financial data follow:

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Interest and Dividend Income

Interest and fees on loans

$

14,449

$

15,066

$

28,787

$

30,074

Interest and dividends on securities

1,360

1,275

2,772

2,626

Other interest income

1,204

414

2,065

693

Total interest and dividend income

17,013

16,755

33,624

33,393

Interest Expense

Interest expense on deposits

5,304

4,866

10,477

9,628

Interest expense on borrowings

77

397

321

1,236

Total interest expense

5,381

5,263

10,798

10,864

Net interest income

11,632

11,492

22,826

22,529

(Credit to) Provision for Credit Losses on loans

(11

)

(101

)

60

252

Net interest income after provision for credit losses on loans

11,643

11,593

22,766

22,277

Non-interest Income

Service charges on deposit accounts

744

728

1,508

1,501

Net gain on sales of loans

-

69

-

107

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

203

194

401

382

Net gain on disposal of premises and equipment

15

-

22

-

Investment advisory income

424

269

727

605

Other

357

342

551

758

Total non-interest income

1,743

1,602

3,209

3,353

Non-interest Expense

Salaries and employee benefits

5,538

5,242

11,071

10,376

Occupancy

1,127

1,115

2,350

2,186

Data processing

605

534

1,214

1,059

Professional fees

636

492

1,029

969

Marketing

138

223

283

423

FDIC deposit insurance and other insurance

253

295

472

592

Amortization of intangible assets

7

17

14

37

Other

1,704

1,789

3,313

3,573

Total non-interest expense

10,008

9,707

19,746

19,215

Net income before income taxes

3,378

3,488

6,229

6,415

Net Provision for Income Taxes

762

762

1,397

1,401

Net income

$

2,616

$

2,726

$

4,832

$

5,014

Earnings per common share:

Basic

$

0.24

$

0.25

$

0.45

$

0.47

Diluted

$

0.24

$

0.25

$

0.44

$

0.46

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

10,829,944

10,787,446

10,836,517

10,782,259

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

10,958,117

10,954,124

10,970,534

10,939,842

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

June 30,

December 31,

2026

2025

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

20,974

$

15,893

Federal funds sold

279,963

83,157

Interest-bearing depository accounts

3,626

2,936

Total cash and cash equivalents

304,563

101,986

Available-for-sale securities (at fair value)

171,368

162,203

Loans receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $7,695 and $8,353, respectively)

918,477

953,385

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

1,153

1,957

Accrued interest receivable

4,592

4,882

Cash surrender value of life insurance

31,397

30,996

Deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowance of $663 and $809, respectively)

4,623

4,941

Premises and equipment, net

13,249

13,621

Goodwill

2,235

2,235

Intangible assets, net

92

106

Other assets

18,303

25,454

Total assets

$

1,470,052

$

1,301,766

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities

Deposits

Non-interest bearing

$

242,774

$

227,272

Interest bearing

1,040,198

870,068

Total deposits

1,282,972

1,097,340

Mortgagors' escrow accounts

13,206

9,399

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

5,153

25,153

Subordinated debt

5,155

5,155

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

23,963

27,867

Total liabilities

1,330,449

1,164,914

Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share; 5,000,000 authorized, no shares issued)

-

-

Common stock (par value $0.01; authorized 25,000,000; issued and outstanding 11,180,786 and 11,141,033 at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively)

112

112

Additional paid-in capital

44,906

45,710

Unearned common stock held by the employee stock ownership plan

(2,728

)

(2,837

)

Retained earnings

105,976

101,797

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:

Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes

(6,840

)

(6,255

)

Defined benefit pension plan, net of taxes

(1,823

)

(1,675

)

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss

(8,663

)

(7,930

)

Total stockholders' equity

139,603

136,852

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,470,052

$

1,301,766

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Average Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

Average

Interest and

Average

Interest and

Balance

Dividends

Yield/Cost(3)

Balance

Dividends

Yield/Cost(3)

Assets:

Interest-bearing depository accounts and federal funds sold

$

130,061

$

1,204

3.71

%

$

37,527

$

414

4.42

%

Loans(1)

940,474

14,449

6.16

%

978,022

15,066

6.18

%

Available-for-sale securities

163,432

1,338

3.28

%

143,756

1,208

3.37

%

Other interest-earning assets

1,303

22

6.77

%

2,496

67

10.77

%

Total interest-earning assets

1,235,270

17,013

5.52

%

1,161,801

16,755

5.78

%

Non-interest-earning assets

87,498

87,246

Total assets

$

1,322,768

$

1,249,047

Liabilities and equity:

Subscription Deposits

$

20,824

$

8

0.15

%

$

-

$

-

-

%

NOW accounts

131,146

80

0.24

%

118,195

58

0.20

%

Money market accounts

238,920

1,523

2.56

%

215,295

1,353

2.52

%

Savings accounts

130,554

120

0.37

%

134,314

130

0.39

%

Certificates of deposit

385,544

3,543

3.69

%

342,425

3,295

3.86

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

906,988

5,274

2.33

%

810,229

4,836

2.39

%

Escrow accounts

11,060

30

1.09

%

10,847

30

1.11

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

5,154

-

-

%

33,686

311

3.70

%

Subordinated debt

5,155

77

5.99

%

5,155

86

6.69

%

Total other interest-bearing liabilities

21,369

107

2.01

%

49,688

427

3.45

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

928,357

5,381

2.32

%

859,917

5,263

2.45

%

Non-interest-bearing deposits

231,793

231,573

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

23,753

29,950

Total liabilities

1,183,903

1,121,440

Total stockholders' equity

138,865

127,607

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,322,768

$

1,249,047

Net interest income

$

11,632

$

11,492

Interest rate spread

3.20

%

3.33

%

Net interest margin(2)

3.78

%

3.97

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

133.06

%

135.11

%

_____________________________

(1) Non-accruing loans are included in the outstanding loan balance. Deferred loan fees included in interest income totaled $52,000 and $86,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(2) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(3) Annualized.

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

Average

Interest and

Average

Interest and

Balance

Dividends

Yield/Cost

Balance

Dividends

Yield/Cost

(Dollars in thousands)

Assets:

Interest-bearing depository accounts

$

110,962

$

2,065

3.75

%

$

33,003

$

693

4.23

%

Loans(1)

945,212

28,787

6.14

%

984,984

30,074

6.16

%

Available-for-sale securities

162,181

2,712

3.37

%

150,450

2,469

3.31

%

Other interest-earning assets

1,676

60

7.22

%

3,417

157

9.27

%

Total interest-earning assets

1,220,031

33,624

5.56

%

1,171,854

33,393

5.75

%

Non-interest-earning assets

87,789

87,172

Total assets

$

1,307,820

$

1,259,026

Liabilities and equity:

Subscription Deposits

$

10,412

$

8

0.15

%

$

-

$

-

-

%

NOW accounts

127,035

152

0.24

%

122,118

111

0.18

%

Money market accounts

236,019

2,981

2.55

%

210,683

2,588

2.48

%

Savings accounts

129,980

249

0.39

%

133,635

254

0.38

%

Certificates of deposit

381,839

7,037

3.72

%

335,917

6,625

3.98

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

885,285

10,427

2.38

%

802,353

9,578

2.41

%

Escrow accounts

9,219

50

1.09

%

9,220

51

1.12

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

14,416

164

2.29

%

54,211

1,063

3.95

%

Subordinated debt

5,155

157

6.14

%

5,155

172

6.73

%

Total other interest-bearing liabilities

28,790

371

2.60

%

68,586

1,286

3.78

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

914,075

10,798

2.38

%

870,939

10,864

2.52

%

Non-interest-bearing deposits

229,573

232,926

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

25,638

29,379

Total liabilities

1,169,286

1,133,244

Total stockholders' equity

138,534

125,782

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,307,820

$

1,259,026

Net interest income

$

22,826

$

22,529

Interest rate spread

3.18

%

3.23

%

Net interest margin(2)

3.77

%

3.88

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

133.47

%

134.55

%

_____________________________

(1) Non-accruing loans are included in the outstanding loan balance. Deferred loan fees included in interest income totaled $84,000 and $140,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(2) Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(3) Annualized.

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Selected Ratios (Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

December 31,

2026

2025

2026

2025

2025

Performance Ratios (1):

Return on average assets (2)

0.79

%

0.88

%

0.75

%

0.80

%

0.78

%

Return on average equity (3)

7.56

%

8.57

%

7.03

%

8.04

%

7.77

%

Net interest margin (4)

3.78

%

3.97

%

3.77

%

3.88

%

3.89

%

Efficiency ratio

74.83

%

74.13

%

75.84

%

74.24

%

73.12

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

133.06

%

135.11

%

133.47

%

134.55

%

134.72

%

Total gross loans to total deposits

71.94

%

90.08

%

71.94

%

90.08

%

87.32

%

Average equity to average assets (5)

10.50

%

10.22

%

10.59

%

9.99

%

10.09

%

Asset Quality Ratios:

Allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of total gross loans

0.83

%

0.85

%

0.83

%

0.85

%

0.87

%

Allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of non-performing loans

227.06

%

283.14

%

227.06

%

283.14

%

225.76

%

Net charge-offs to average outstanding loans during the period (1)

0.04

%

0.04

%

0.14

%

0.12

%

0.20

%

Non-performing loans as a percent of total gross loans

0.37

%

0.30

%

0.37

%

0.30

%

0.39

%

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

0.23

%

0.23

%

0.23

%

0.23

%

0.28

%

Capital Ratios (6):

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

14.61

%

12.66

%

14.61

%

12.66

%

13.57

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

15.41

%

13.45

%

15.41

%

13.45

%

14.40

%

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

14.61

%

12.66

%

14.61

%

12.66

%

13.57

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio (to average total assets)

10.93

%

10.64

%

10.93

%

10.64

%

10.62

%

Other Data:

Book value per common share

$

12.49

$

11.61

$

12.28

Tangible book value per common share(7)

$

12.28

$

11.40

$

12.07

_____________________________________

(1) Ratios for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are annualized.
(2) Represents net income divided by average total assets.
(3) Represents net income divided by average equity.
(4) Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.
(5) Represents average equity divided by average total assets.
(6) Capital ratios are for Rhinebeck Bank only. Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. is not subject to the minimum consolidated capital requirements as a small bank holding company with assets of less than $3.0 billion.
(7) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure, see table below for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

This release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Such non-GAAP financial information includes the following measure: "tangible book value per common share". Management uses this non-GAAP measure because we believe that it may provide useful supplemental information for evaluating our operations and performance, as well as in managing and evaluating our business and in discussions about our operations and performance. Management believes this non-GAAP measure may also provide users of our financial information with a meaningful measure for assessing our financial results, as well as a comparison to financial results for prior periods. This non-GAAP measure should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to or substitute for, measures determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. To the extent applicable, reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable measures as reported in accordance with GAAP are included below.

(In thousands, except per share data)

June 30,

December 31,

2026

2025

2025

Book value per common share

Total shareholders' equity (book value) (GAAP)

$

139,603

$

128,957

$

136,852

Total shares outstanding

11,181

11,105

11,141

Book value per common share

$

12.49

$

11.61

$

12.28

Tangible common equity

Total shareholders' equity (book value) (GAAP)

$

139,603

$

128,957

$

136,852

Goodwill

(2,235

)

(2,235

)

(2,235

)

Intangible assets, net

(92

)

(129

)

(106

)

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$

137,276

$

126,593

$

134,511

Tangible book value per common share

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$

137,276

$

126,593

$

134,511

Total shares outstanding

11,181

11,105

11,141

Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)

$

12.28

$

11.40

$

12.07

SOURCE: Rhinebeck Bancorp

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), parent company of Open Bank, today reported:                   ($ in thousands, except per share data)   As of and For the Quarter   First Quarter Highlights   2Q2026   1Q2026   2Q2025   Comparisons reflect 2Q26 vs. 1Q26 Income Statement:               Income Statement Net interest income   $ 20,068     $ 20,523     $ 19,721     Revenue continued to grow. Reversal of provision reflected the payoff of a previously reserved.

EFFINGHAM, Ill., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSBI) (the “Company”) today reported net income available to common shareholders of $17.7 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2026, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $16.2 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026. This also compares to net income available to common shareholders of $9.8 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025.

2026 Second Quarter Results

Net income available to common shareholders of $17.7 million, or $0.82 per diluted share.Return on average assets of 1.22% and return on average tangible common equity of 16.27%.Adjusted pre-provision net revenue of $32.8 million, or 2.01% of average assets, compared to $30.5 million, or 1.91% of average assets, for the first quarter of 2026.Net interest margin of 3.98% compared to 3.91% in the prior quarter.Community Bank loan portfolio increased $6.3 million, or 0.7% annualized, compared to prior quarter. Total loans decreased $94.9 million, primarily due to anticipated runoff within specialty finance and non-core portfolios.Total capital to risk-weighted assets of 15.77% and common equity tier 1 capital of 10.39%.Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.91%, flat compared to prior quarter.
Discussion of Outlook; President & Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey G. Ludwig:

“Our second quarter results demonstrate the continued progress we’ve made transforming Midland into a higher-performing community bank. Core profitability remained strong, our net interest margin expanded, capital increased above our near-term target, and our Community Bank continued to generate growth in deposits and customer relationships while we further simplified our balance sheet through the planned runoff of specialty finance and non-core loan portfolios.

"Net interest margin expansion was driven by favorable loan repricing and continued optimization of our earning assets. Total deposits increased $267 million, while we further reduced our reliance on higher-cost brokered deposits. We also strengthened our capital position, increasing our common equity Tier 1 ratio to 10.4%, while continuing to return capital to shareholders through share repurchases.

"While we recognized a higher charge-off associated with the resolution of a previously identified nonperforming commercial real estate credit, broader credit trends continued to improve, including reductions in past due and substandard loans. Looking ahead, we remain focused on disciplined growth across our Community Bank, expanding our wealth management business following a record quarter, and leveraging our stronger financial position to deliver consistent earnings growth and long-term shareholder value.”

Financial Highlights and Key Performance Indicators

  As of and for the Three Months Ended  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands, except per share data)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $0.82  $0.74  $(0.24) $0.24  $0.44 Return on average assets (annualized)  1.22%  1.16%  (0.17)%  0.43%  0.67%Return on average tangible common equity (annualized) (1)  16.27%  14.88%  (4.46)%  4.72%  8.87%Adjusted pre-provision net revenue to average assets (annualized) (1)  2.01%  1.91%  1.86%  1.81%  1.86%Net interest margin (annualized)  3.98%  3.91%  3.74%  3.79%  3.56%Efficiency ratio (1)  60.61%  62.17%  63.01%  61.01%  59.85%Noninterest expense to average assets  3.12%  3.16%  4.54%  2.86%  2.80%Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)  1.17%  0.64%  3.69%  0.99%  2.34%Tangible book value per share at period end (1) $21.41  $20.77  $20.70  $21.16  $20.68 Common shares outstanding at period end  20,725,814   20,813,975   21,169,854   21,543,557   21,515,138 Trust assets under administration $4,782,625  $4,474,234  $4,478,999  $4,363,756  $4,181,180 
(1) Non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to pages 10-11 for a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measures.
Key Points for Second Quarter and Outlook

Growth Trends in Community Bank & Wealth Management

Total loans at June 30, 2026 were $4.24 billion, a decrease of $94.9 million from March 31, 2026, reflecting the continued planned runoff of specialty finance and non-core portfolios, which more than offset Community Bank loan growth. Average loan balances in the Community Bank increased approximately $83 million, or 2.5%, during the quarter, supported by continued commercial loan production and growth in commercial and industrial commitments. Period-end balances were impacted by the timing of several larger fundings shifting into the third quarter and elevated loan payoffs. Key changes in the loan portfolio were as follows:
Community Bank balances increased $6.3 million, or 0.7% annualized.Specialty finance loans decreased $81.4 million to $532.1 million from March 31, 2026.Non-core loans, which include our third-party lending and servicing programs and remaining equipment finance portfolio, decreased $19.7 million to $308.4 million from March 31, 2026. Total deposits were $5.71 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $267.2 million from March 31, 2026. Key changes in deposits were as follows:
Retail and commercial deposits increased $98.4 million and $116.4 million, respectively, driven primarily by growth in new accounts as a result of targeted initiatives.Public funds and servicing deposits increased $120.2 million and $23.8 million, respectively.Higher-cost brokered deposits decreased $100.9 million. Wealth Management revenue totaled $8.8 million in the second quarter of 2026. Assets under administration were $4.78 billion at June 30, 2026, compared to $4.47 billion at March 31, 2026, driven primarily by improved market performance. Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin was 3.98%, up seven basis points compared to the first quarter of 2026, driven primarily by a favorable shift in investment securities mix, a one basis point increase in loan yields, and a continued decline in funding costs. The cost of deposits decreased three basis points to 1.78% in the second quarter of 2026, as a result of continued pricing discipline. The following table presents the Company’s net interest margin for the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2026 and the second quarter of 2025.

  For the Three Months Ended(dollars in thousands) June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 June 30, 2025Interest-earning assets Average Balance Interest & Fees Yield/Rate Average Balance Interest & Fees Yield/Rate Average Balance Interest & Fees Yield/RateCash and cash equivalents $108,157 $987 3.66% $89,412 $809 3.67% $67,326 $716 4.27%Investment securities (1)  1,617,474  19,540 4.85   1,592,433  18,702 4.76   1,367,180  17,164 5.04 Loans (1)(2)  4,268,168  67,195 6.31   4,254,321  66,044 6.30   5,123,558  79,240 6.20 Loans held for sale  8,431  128 6.10   6,892  102 6.01   44,642  377 3.39 Nonmarketable equity securities  30,285  534 7.07   31,547  583 7.50   38,803  694 7.17 Total interest-earning assets  6,032,515  88,384 5.88   5,974,605  86,240 5.85   6,641,509  98,191 5.93 Noninterest-earning assets  495,663      496,233      513,801    Total assets $6,528,178     $6,470,838     $7,155,310                       Interest-Bearing Liabilities                  Interest-bearing deposits $4,512,697 $24,526 2.18% $4,430,873 $24,203 2.22% $4,845,609 $32,290 2.67%Short-term borrowings  28,521  202 2.84   33,236  231 2.82   60,117  573 3.82 FHLB advances & other borrowings  249,044  2,349 3.78   273,444  2,670 3.96   363,505  3,766 4.16 Subordinated debt  27,027  380 5.64   27,022  380 5.70   77,757  1,394 7.19 Trust preferred debentures  52,128  1,131 8.70   51,948  1,121 8.75   51,439  1,206 9.40 Total interest-bearing liabilities  4,869,417  28,588 2.35   4,816,523  28,605 2.41   5,398,427  39,229 2.91 Noninterest-bearing deposits  1,012,592      996,926      1,075,945    Other noninterest-bearing liabilities  84,416      87,907      108,819    Shareholders’ equity  561,753      569,482      572,119    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $6,528,178     $6,470,838     $7,155,310                       Net Interest Margin   $59,796 3.98%   $57,635 3.91%   $58,962 3.56%                   Cost of Deposits     1.78%     1.81%     2.19%
(1) Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt loans and investment securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21%. Tax-equivalent adjustments totaled $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, March 31, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively.
(2) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes amortization of deferred loan fees, net of deferred loan costs.

Trends in Noninterest Income and Expense

Noninterest income was $23.8 million for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $22.1 million for the first quarter of 2026. Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2026 included $2.1 million of gains from the sale of the Company’s residential servicing portfolio and a portion of the Company’s commercial servicing portfolio, losses of $1.7 million from the sale of investment securities, and a $1.7 million loss related to our limited partnership investments. Excluding these transactions, noninterest income for the first quarter of 2026 was $23.5 million.Noninterest expense remained relatively flat for the second quarter of 2026 at $50.8 million compared to $50.4 million for the first quarter of 2026.Income tax expense was $5.9 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 22.9% for the second quarter of 2026 compared to 23.4% and 19.1% for the first quarter of 2026 and second quarter of 2025, respectively. We currently expect our effective tax rate to be approximately 23% for the full year, subject to changes in earnings mix, state tax legislation, and other factors. Continued Progress on Credit Quality

Loans 30-89 days past due decreased to $11.0 million, or 0.26% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, compared to $20.3 million, or 0.47% of total loans, at March 31, 2026. Substandard accruing loans decreased by $20.4 million to $71.5 million at June 30, 2026.Nonperforming loans increased to $60.9 million, or 1.43% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, compared to $58.8 million, or 1.36% of total loans, at March 31, 2026.Net charge-offs were $12.5 million for the second quarter of 2026, including an $8.6 million charge-off on a previously identified nonperforming commercial real estate relationship in our Community Bank portfolio. The charge-off reflects the execution of a resolution strategy for the relationship following the borrower’s acceptance of a purchase agreement for the underlying collateral.Provision for credit losses on loans was $7.1 million for the second quarter of 2026, driven primarily by the replenishment of reserve balances resulting from the net charge-off activity during the quarter, partially offset by improved credit quality metrics, including favorable past due and delinquency trends, and anticipated continued runoff of our specialty finance and non-core loan portfolios.Allowance for credit losses on loans was $62.5 million, or 1.47% of total loans, at June 30, 2026, compared to an allowance of $67.9 million, or 1.56% of total loans, at March 31, 2026. The table below summarizes certain information regarding the Company’s loan portfolio asset quality for the periods presented.

  As of and for the Three Months Ended  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands)
  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Asset Quality          Loans 30-89 days past due $10,984  $20,266  $17,079  $26,019  $40,959 Nonperforming loans  60,879   58,791   65,483   68,703   80,112 Nonperforming assets  61,235   59,305   66,089   70,369   81,775 Substandard accruing loans  71,526   91,963   76,000   78,901   58,478 Net charge-offs  12,465   6,747   43,492   12,309   29,855 Loans 30-89 days past due to total loans  0.26%  0.47%  0.39%  0.53%  0.81%Nonperforming loans to total loans  1.43%  1.36%  1.50%  1.41%  1.59%Nonperforming assets to total assets  0.91%  0.91%  1.01%  1.02%  1.15%Allowance for credit losses to total loans  1.47%  1.56%  1.59%  2.07%  1.84%Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans  102.69%  115.45%  105.71%  146.84%  115.70%Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)  1.17%  0.64%  3.69%  0.99%  2.34%
Capital

As previously announced, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $45.0 million of its common stock through December 31, 2026. During the second quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased $2.7 million of its common stock (113,208 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $24.05), resulting in approximately $24.9 million in remaining repurchase authority under the program.

The Company and Midland States Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements under Basel III, and Midland States Bank met the qualifications to be a ‘‘well-capitalized’’ financial institution, as summarized in the following table:

  As of June 30, 2026  Midland States Bank Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Minimum Regulatory Requirements (2)Total capital to risk-weighted assets 14.84% 15.77% 10.50%Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 13.59% 13.97% 8.50%Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 13.59% 10.39% 7.00%Tier 1 leverage ratio 10.08% 10.37% 4.00%Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1) N/A 6.64% N/A   As of March 31, 2026  Midland States Bank Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Minimum Regulatory Requirements (2)Total capital to risk-weighted assets 14.42% 15.27% 10.50%Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 13.17% 13.48% 8.50%Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 13.17% 9.98% 7.00%Tier 1 leverage ratio 10.10% 10.35% 4.00%Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1) N/A 6.62% N/A
(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to pages 10-11 for a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure.
(2) Includes the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, as applicable.
About Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, and is the sole shareholder of Midland States Bank. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had total assets of approximately $6.70 billion, and its Wealth Management Group had assets under administration of approximately $4.78 billion. The Company provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, insurance and financial planning services. For additional information, visit https://www.midlandsb.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/midland-states-bank.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

These non-GAAP financial measures include “Adjusted pre-provision net revenue,” “Adjusted pre-provision net revenue to average assets,” “Adjusted earnings,” “Adjusted earnings available to common shareholders,” “Adjusted diluted earnings per common share,” “Return on average tangible common equity,” “Efficiency ratio,” “Tangible common equity to tangible assets,” and “Tangible book value per share.” The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the Company’s profitability and asset profile, and that the tangible asset-based measures are commonly used by investors in evaluating value of financial institutions and their equity securities. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP financial measures. Not all companies use the same calculation of these measures; therefore, the measures in this press release may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as presented by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

Readers should note that in addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including but not limited to statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, future performance, goals and future earnings levels, including currently anticipated levels of noninterest income and operating expenses. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including changes in interest rates and other general economic, business and political conditions; the impact of federal trade policy, inflation, deposit volatility and potential regulatory developments; the performance of our loan portfolio and our ability to manage credit risk; changes in the financial markets; the effects of armed conflict, including the scope and duration of disruptions in global energy markets relating to war in the Middle East; changes in the business environment resulting from the adoption of artificial intelligence, including fraud and cybersecurity risk; operational risks, including with respect to fraud and information technology; changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; changes to U.S. and state tax laws, regulations and guidance; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which are incorporated herein by reference. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," “should,” "propose," "may," "plan," "seek," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "continue," “outlook,” “trends,” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)             As of  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Assets          Cash and cash equivalents $298,747  $113,658  $127,811  $166,147  $176,587 Investment securities  1,657,313   1,596,220   1,527,236   1,383,121   1,354,652 Loans  4,243,704   4,338,573   4,352,004   4,867,587   5,035,295 Allowance for credit losses on loans  (62,519)  (67,875)  (69,219)  (100,886)  (92,690)Total loans, net  4,181,185   4,270,698   4,282,785   4,766,701   4,942,605 Loans held for sale  8,944   6,709   7,781   7,535   37,299 Premises and equipment, net  82,898   84,169   85,134   86,005   86,240 Other real estate owned  356   514   606   393   393 Loan servicing rights, at lower of cost or fair value  11,316   11,688   11,932   16,165   16,720 Goodwill  7,927   7,927   7,927   7,927   7,927 Other intangible assets, net  7,495   8,159   8,876   9,619   10,362 Company-owned life insurance  222,757   220,630   218,554   216,494   214,392 Credit enhancement asset  13,642   13,476   12,557   5,765   5,800 Other assets  208,036   214,115   222,221   245,643   254,901 Total assets $6,700,616  $6,547,963  $6,513,420  $6,911,515  $7,107,878            Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity          Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $1,010,128  $1,013,808  $1,040,411  $1,015,930  $1,074,212 Interest-bearing deposits  4,697,150   4,426,259   4,383,968   4,588,895   4,872,707 Total deposits  5,707,278   5,440,067   5,424,379   5,604,825   5,946,919 Short-term borrowings  7,645   153,425   60,181   146,766   8,654 FHLB advances  258,000   238,000   293,000   373,000   345,000 Subordinated debt  27,030   27,024   27,019   27,014   77,759 Trust preferred debentures  52,219   52,035   51,857   51,684   51,518 Other liabilities  78,756   78,458   91,485   124,225   104,323 Total liabilities  6,130,928   5,989,009   5,947,921   6,327,514   6,534,173 Total shareholders’ equity  569,688   558,954   565,499   584,001   573,705 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $6,700,616  $6,547,963  $6,513,420  $6,911,515  $7,107,878  MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited) (continued)
              For the Three Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Net interest income:           Interest income $88,177  $86,022  $92,095  $98,493  $97,924 Interest expense  28,588   28,605   33,393   37,376   39,229 Net interest income  59,589   57,417   58,702   61,117   58,695 Provision for credit losses:           Provision for credit losses on loans  7,109   5,403   11,825   20,505   17,369 Recapture of credit losses on unfunded commitments  (290)  (400)  (200)  (500)  — Total provision for credit losses  6,819   5,003   11,625   20,005   17,369 Net interest income after provision for credit losses  52,770   52,414   47,077   41,112   41,326 Noninterest income:           Wealth management revenue  8,768   8,248   8,272   8,018   7,379 Service charges on deposit accounts  3,449   3,355   3,573   3,598   3,351 Interchange revenue  3,553   3,528   3,437   3,445   3,463 Residential mortgage banking revenue  686   626   690   735   756 Income on company-owned life insurance  2,127   2,076   2,060   2,102   2,068 Gain (loss) on sales of investment securities, net  —   (1,731)  —   14   — Credit enhancement income (loss)  3,081   3,360   6,876   (242)  3,848 Other income  2,104   2,660   1,959   2,346   2,669 Total noninterest income  23,768   22,122   26,867   20,016   23,534 Noninterest expense:           Salaries and employee benefits  27,354   26,157   25,906   26,393   25,685 Occupancy and equipment  4,229   4,535   4,353   4,206   4,166 Data processing  6,994   7,065   6,834   7,186   7,035 Professional services  1,665   2,242   2,321   2,017   2,792 Amortization of intangible assets  664   717   743   743   827 Loss on sale of loan portfolios  —   —   23,051   —   — Impairment on leased assets and surrendered assets  —   —   684   —   — FDIC insurance  781   529   3,739   1,512   1,422 Other expense  9,068   9,179   9,561   7,757   8,065 Total noninterest expense  50,755   50,424   77,192   49,814   49,992 Income (loss) before income taxes  25,783   24,112   (3,248)  11,314   14,868 Income tax expense (benefit)  5,895   5,649   (360)  3,757   2,844 Net income (loss)  19,888   18,463   (2,888)  7,557   12,024 Preferred stock dividends  2,228   2,228   2,228   2,229   2,228 Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $17,660  $16,235  $(5,116) $5,328  $9,796             Basic earnings (loss) per common share $0.82  $0.74  $(0.24) $0.24  $0.44 Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $0.82  $0.74  $(0.24) $0.24  $0.44 Weighted average common shares outstanding  21,074,683   21,301,246   21,854,033   21,863,911   21,820,190 Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding  21,074,683   21,301,246   21,854,033   21,863,911   21,820,190  MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)(continued)
                  As of
  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
(dollars in thousands)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Loan Portfolio Mix               Commercial loans $1,185,730  $1,216,511  $1,178,521  $1,476,533  $1,544,386 Equipment finance leases  37,086   43,803   50,981   310,983   347,155 Total commercial loans and leases  1,222,816   1,260,314   1,229,502   1,787,516   1,891,541 Commercial real estate  2,296,978   2,322,198   2,342,664   2,336,661   2,383,361 Construction and land development  243,840   276,469   286,140   260,073   258,729 Residential real estate  347,664   344,511   349,623   353,475   361,261 Consumer  132,406   135,081   144,075   129,862   140,403 Total loans $4,243,704  $4,338,573  $4,352,004  $4,867,587  $5,035,295                 Loan Portfolio Segment               Regions               Eastern $978,944  $989,596  $972,031  $927,977  $897,348 Northern  771,844   758,815   711,702   724,695   753,590 Southern  700,937   713,592   729,368   725,892   778,124 St. Louis  951,505   934,974   915,126   896,005   884,685 Total Community Bank  3,403,230   3,396,977   3,328,227   3,274,569   3,313,747 Specialty finance  532,070   613,514   668,183   642,167   670,566 Non-core loan program and other(1)  308,404   328,082   355,594   950,851   1,050,982 Total loans $4,243,704  $4,338,573  $4,352,004  $4,867,587  $5,035,295                 Deposit Portfolio Mix               Noninterest-bearing demand $1,010,128  $1,013,808  $1,040,411  $1,015,930  $1,074,212 Interest-bearing:               Checking  2,094,880   1,886,212   1,855,215   1,996,501   2,180,717 Money market  1,242,303   1,295,781   1,248,942   1,240,885   1,216,357 Savings  640,292   495,899   487,742   486,953   511,470 Time  694,642   723,055   748,942   804,740   818,813 Brokered time  25,033   25,312   43,127   59,816   145,350 Total deposits $5,707,278  $5,440,067  $5,424,379  $5,604,825  $5,946,919                 Deposit Portfolio by Channel               Retail $3,003,073  $2,904,695  $2,823,064  $2,791,085  $2,811,838 Commercial  1,325,592   1,209,210   1,193,637   1,248,445   1,145,369 Public Funds  576,188   455,982   473,381   605,474   618,172 Wealth & Trust  243,549   242,977   265,747   263,765   304,626 Servicing  502,335   478,496   498,496   498,892   785,659 Brokered Deposits  25,033   125,949   143,192   167,228   248,707 Other  31,508   22,758   26,862   29,936   32,548 Total deposits $5,707,278  $5,440,067  $5,424,379  $5,604,825  $5,946,919 
(1) Non-core loan programs refer to loan portfolios originated through third parties or capital markets, including loans to finance the sale of the GreenSky portfolio, and equipment financing loans and leases. MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (unaudited)           Adjusted Earnings Reconciliation             For the Three Months Ended  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands, except per share data)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) – GAAP $25,783  $24,112  $(3,248) $11,314  $14,868 Adjustments to noninterest income:          (Gain) loss on sales of investment securities, net  —   1,731   —   (14)  — Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights  —   (2,077)  —   —   — Loss on limited partnership investments  176   1,689   134   315   1,028 Total adjustments to noninterest income  176   1,343   134   301   1,028 Adjustments to noninterest expense:          Loss on sale of loan portfolios  —   —   (23,051)  —   — Total adjustments to noninterest expense  —   —   (23,051)  —   — Adjusted earnings pre-tax – non-GAAP  25,959   25,455   19,937   11,615   15,896 Adjusted earnings tax expense  5,941   6,002   5,726   3,836   3,114 Adjusted earnings – non-GAAP  20,018   19,453   14,211   7,779   12,782 Preferred stock dividends  2,228   2,228   2,228   2,229   2,228 Adjusted earnings available to common shareholders $17,790  $17,225  $11,983  $5,550  $10,554 Adjusted diluted earnings per common share $0.82  $0.79  $0.54  $0.25  $0.48            Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue Reconciliation             For the Three Months Ended  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands, except per share data)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Adjusted earnings pre-tax – non-GAAP $25,959  $25,455  $19,937  $11,615  $15,896 Provision for credit losses  6,819   5,003   11,625   20,005   17,369 Adjusted pre-provision net revenue $32,778  $30,458  $31,562  $31,620  $33,265 Adjusted pre-provision net revenue to average assets (annualized)  2.01%  1.91%  1.86%  1.81%  1.86% Return on Average Tangible Common Equity             For the Three Months Ended  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Net income available to common shareholders $17,660  $16,235  $(5,116) $5,328  $9,796            Average total shareholders' equity – GAAP $561,753  $569,482  $582,698  $576,431  $572,119 Adjustments:          Preferred stock  (110,548)  (110,548)  (110,548)  (110,548)  (110,548)Goodwill  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)Other intangible assets, net  (7,813)  (8,487)  (9,320)  (9,978)  (10,744)Average tangible common equity $435,465  $442,520  $454,903  $447,978  $442,900            Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)  16.27%  14.88%  (4.46)%  4.72%  8.87% MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (unaudited)(continued)           Efficiency Ratio Reconciliation             For the Three Months Ended  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Noninterest expense – GAAP $50,755  $50,424  $77,192  $49,814  $49,992 Loss on sale of loan portfolios  —   —   (23,051)  —   — Adjusted noninterest expense $50,755  $50,424  $54,141  $49,814  $49,992            Net interest income – GAAP $59,589  $57,417  $58,702  $61,117  $58,695 Effect of tax-exempt income  207   218   221   209   267 Adjusted net interest income  59,796   57,635   58,923   61,326   58,962            Noninterest income – GAAP  23,768   22,122   26,867   20,016   23,534 (Gain) loss on sales of investment securities, net  —   1,731   —   (14)  — Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights  —   (2,077)  —   —   — Loss on limited partnership investments  176   1,689   134   315   1,028 Adjusted noninterest income  23,944   23,465   27,001   20,317   24,562            Adjusted total revenue $83,740  $81,100  $85,924  $81,643  $83,524            Efficiency ratio  60.61%  62.17%  63.01%  61.01%  59.85% Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio and Tangible Book Value Per Share             As of  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,(dollars in thousands, except per share data)  2026   2026   2025   2025   2025 Shareholders' Equity to Tangible Common Equity        Total shareholders' equity – GAAP $569,688  $558,954  $565,499  $584,001  $573,705 Adjustments:          Preferred Stock  (110,548)  (110,548)  (110,548)  (110,548)  (110,548)Goodwill  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)Other intangible assets, net  (7,495)  (8,159)  (8,876)  (9,619)  (10,362)Tangible common equity $443,718  $432,320  $438,148  $455,907  $444,868            Total Assets to Tangible Assets:          Total assets – GAAP $6,700,616  $6,547,963  $6,513,420  $6,911,515  $7,107,878 Adjustments:          Goodwill  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)  (7,927)Other intangible assets, net  (7,495)  (8,159)  (8,876)  (9,619)  (10,362)Tangible assets $6,685,194  $6,531,877  $6,496,617  $6,893,969  $7,089,589            Common Shares Outstanding  20,725,814   20,813,975   21,169,854   21,543,557   21,515,138            Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets  6.64%  6.62%  6.74%  6.61%  6.27%Tangible Book Value Per Share $21.41  $20.77  $20.70  $21.16  $20.68 
A PDF accompanying this announcement is available at: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/50d57e9d-7816-49fc-8392-1535351bc127

The beverage company reported net income of $51.6 million as its shipment volume decreased 4.5% year-over-year.

July 23, 2026 17:29 ET  | Source: Archrock

HOUSTON, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Archrock, Inc. (NYSE: AROC) (“Archrock” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share of common stock, or $0.92 per share on an annualized basis. The second quarter 2026 dividend will be paid on August 11, 2026, to all stockholders of record on August 4, 2026.

The second quarter 2026 dividend per share amount represents an increase of approximately 5 percent over the Archrock first quarter 2026 dividend level and an increase of approximately 10 percent over the Archrock second quarter 2025 dividend level.

“This dividend increase, our fifth in the last two years, reflects our confidence in the durable demand outlook for natural gas compression and Archrock’s long-term growth. Backed by a strong balance sheet and growing cash flow, we remain focused on investing in profitable growth and returning cash to shareholders,” said Brad Childers, Archrock’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

About Archrock

Archrock is an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping its customers produce, compress and transport natural gas in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment. For more information on how the Company embodies its purpose, WE POWER A CLEANER AMERICA™, visit www.archrock.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which include statements about Archrock’s future financial performance and dividends. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or actions. Forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Archrock expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in Archrock’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Archrock’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and as set forth from time to time in Archrock’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available online at www.sec.gov and www.archrock.com.

For information, contact:

Megan Repine
Vice President, Investor Relations
(281) 836-8360
[email protected]

First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK - Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.64 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.69 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +35.94%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for First Interstate Bank would post earnings of $0.6 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.61, delivering a surprise of +1.67%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.

First Interstate BancSystem, which belongs to the Zacks Banks - Midwest industry, posted revenues of $265.3 million for the quarter ended June 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.58%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $249.7 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.

The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.

First Interstate BancSystem shares have added about 11% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.6%.

What's Next for First Interstate BancSystem?While First Interstate BancSystem has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?

There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for First Interstate BancSystem was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.67 on $252.15 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.66 on $998.55 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Banks - Midwest is currently in the top 34% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

One other stock from the same industry, German American Bancorp (GABC - Free Report) , is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026.

This financial services holding company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.92 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 0.4% higher over the last 30 days to the current level.

German American Bancorp's revenues are expected to be $98.43 million, up 9.5% from the year-ago quarter.

, /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours Company ("Chemours" or "the Company") (NYSE: CC) today announced that the Company expects to issue its second quarter 2026 financial results after market on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

The Company expects to hold its conference call to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The call is open to the public and can be accessed via the webcast information below. The webcast and materials can be accessed by visiting the "Events and Presentations" section of the Investor Relations section of Chemours' website at investors.chemours.com.

Conference Call: Please visit investors.chemours.com for a link to the live webcast and to view the accompanying slides.

Replay: A webcast replay will be available at investors.chemours.com.

About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in providing industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and advanced electronics, general industrial, and oil and gas. Through our three businesses – Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials – we deliver application expertise and chemistry-based innovations that solve customers' biggest challenges. Our flagship products are sold under prominent brands such as Opteon™, Freon™, Ti-Pure™, Nafion™, Teflon™, Viton™, and Krytox™. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC, Chemours has approximately 5,700 employees and 28 manufacturing sites and serves approximately 2,400 customers in approximately 110 countries. For more information, visit chemours.com or follow us on LinkedIn. 

CONTACTS:

INVESTORS
Brandon Ontjes
Vice President, Head of Strategy & Investor Relations
+1.302.773.3300 
[email protected] 

NEWS MEDIA
Cassie Olszewski
Media Relations & Reputation Leader
+1.302.219.7140
[email protected]

SOURCE The Chemours Company

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (EGP) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 23, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Company Participants

Marshall Loeb - CEO & Director
R. Dunbar - President
Staci Tyler - Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer
Brent Wood - Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer

Conference Call Participants

Nicholas Joseph - Citigroup Inc., Research Division
Samir Khanal - BofA Securities, Research Division
Blaine Heck - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
Alexander Goldfarb - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division
Michael Griffin - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Brendan Lynch - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division
Michael Carroll - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division
Michael Mueller - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Todd Thomas - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division
Richard Anderson - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division
David Rodgers - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division
Nicholas Thillman - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division
John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Ronald Kamdem - Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Vikram Malhotra - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division
Omotayo Okusanya - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the EastGroup Properties Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Thursday, July 23, 2026.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Marshall Loeb, the CEO. Please go ahead.

Marshall Loeb
CEO & Director

Good morning, and thanks for calling in for our second quarter 2026 conference call. As always, we appreciate your interest. I'm happy to say that joining me on this morning's call are Reid Dunbar, our President; Staci Tyler, our CFO; and Brent Wood, our COO. Since we'll make forward-looking statements, we ask that you listen to the following disclaimer.

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Please note that our conference call today will contain financial measures such as PNOI and

AppFolio (APPF - Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.71 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.38 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.40%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this property management software maker would post earnings of $1.44 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.61, delivering a surprise of +11.81%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.

AppFolio, which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Software industry, posted revenues of $281.12 million for the quarter ended June 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.50%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $235.57 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters.

The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.

AppFolio shares have lost about 30.3% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.6%.

What's Next for AppFolio?While AppFolio has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?

There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for AppFolio was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $1.71 on $291.71 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $6.75 on $1.12 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Internet - Software is currently in the bottom 39% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT - Free Report) , another stock in the same industry, has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026.

This company is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.05 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +16.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.

Quantum Computing Inc.'s revenues are expected to be $4.7 million, up 7733.3% from the year-ago quarter.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Logitech Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2026.

Sean Leary Named Head of Consumer Servicing Operations for the Auto Finance Business

, /PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) today announced that Sean Leary has been named Head of Consumer Servicing Operations for the Auto Finance business. In this critical, enterprise-focused role, Leary will report to Doug Timmerman, President of Dealer Financial Services.

Leary most recently served as Ally's Chief Financial Planning and Investor Relations Officer, where he led corporate financial planning and analysis, line-of-business finance activities, procurement and investor relations, where he was responsible for Ally's engagement with the investor and analyst community. Since joining Ally in 2008, he has developed broad expertise across finance, balance sheet management, capital management, and procurement. Leary brings a strong track record of enterprise leadership, financial discipline, and broad business acumen developed over his tenure at Ally.

Investor Relations will be led by Dan Ignacio, Executive Director of Investor Relations & Corporate FP&A, reporting to Russ Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer. Ignacio has spent more than 11 years at Ally, entirely within the CFO Group, including two separate stints in Investor Relations as well as in roles across Auto and Corporate FP&A.

"I've worked closely with Sean throughout my time in the CFO organization and have great respect for how he leads – with discipline, partnership, and genuine care for the people around him," said Russ Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer. "Beyond his financial expertise, Sean has been a strong contributor to Ally's culture and to developing the next generation of talent in our organization. I look forward to seeing him bring that same leadership to this new role in dealer financial services. He leaves Investor Relations in excellent hands with Dan, who leads a strong, experienced team well-positioned to continue delivering for our investors and the analyst community."

Leary will transition to the new role over the next few weeks.

About Ally Financial
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) includes the nation's largest all-digital bank and auto finance business, driven by a mission to "Do It Right" for its customers and communities. Ally is a U.S. financial holding company with $200 billion in assets and 9.6 million customers (June 30, 2026). Ally Bank, Member FDIC, offers online banking products, including high-yield savings and no hidden fee checking, and was the first major U.S. bank to eliminate overdraft fees. Ally also provides investing solutions through Ally Invest, including online brokerage, automated investing, IRAs and personal financial advice. As a leader in auto finance, Ally provides consumer and dealer financing, insurance, and vehicle remarketing services. Ally's seasoned corporate finance business provides capital to equity sponsors and middle-market companies. Visit ally.com.

Contacts:

Dan Ignacio
Ally Investor Relations
704-444-5107
[email protected] 

Peter Gilchrist
Ally Communications (Media)
704-644-6299
[email protected]

SOURCE Ally Financial

, /PRNewswire/ -- Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) (the "Company" or "UEC") is pleased to announce the following results of the Company's recent annual meeting of stockholders held on July 23, 2026 (the "AGM"):

Amir Adnani, Spencer Abraham, David Kong, Vincent Della Volpe, Gloria Ballesta and Trecia Canty were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company; The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was ratified as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026; and The Company's non-binding vote on the compensation of its named executive officers was approved. For complete results on all matters voted on at the AGM, please see the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

Following the AGM the following Executive Officers of the Company were re-appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company:

Amir Adnani:           President and Chief Executive Officer;

Josephine Man:      Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary;

Scott Melbye          Executive Vice President; and

Brent Berg              Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations.

About Uranium Energy Corp

Uranium Energy Corp is America's largest and fastest growing uranium company. The Company controls the largest uranium resource base and the most licensed production capacity in the United States, totaling approximately 12 million pounds per year across its Wyoming and South Texas platforms. In Canada, the Company controls one of the most extensive land and resource portfolios in the Athabasca Basin, anchored by the Roughrider Project in Saskatchewan. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp, UEC is pursuing domestic refining and conversion capabilities to further strengthen the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain. UEC maintains a 100% unhedged uranium strategy, providing full exposure to uranium market fundamentals. The Company is managed by professionals with decades of experience across uranium exploration, development, production and fuel cycle infrastructure.

Stock Exchange Information:
NYSE American: UEC
WKN: AØJDRR
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CompaniesJuly 23 (Reuters) - GE HealthCare's (GEHC.O), opens new tab Chief Financial Officer Jay Saccaro will step down from his role to ​pursue an opportunity outside the medical technology industry, the ‌company said on Thursday, and also reported preliminary second-quarter results.

The medical device maker named its current controller and chief accounting officer George ​Newcomb as interim CFO while it looks for a ​permanent replacement. Saccaro will remain with the company ⁠through August 14 to help with the handover.

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Finance leadership reshuffles ​are taking place across the broader healthcare industry. Pfizer (PFE.N), opens new tab named an interim ​finance chief in June after Dave Denton announced his departure, and Baxter International (BAX.N), opens new tab appointed an interim CFO in March following Joel Grade's exit.

GE HealthCare ​said it expects second-quarter revenue to increase 5.7% from ​a year earlier, or 3.5% on an organic basis, while it reaffirmed ‌its ⁠full-year forecast.

Quarterly diluted and adjusted earnings are expected to come in higher than a year ago and above what the company had forecast earlier, GE HealthCare said.

The Chicago-based firm ​previously lowered its full-year ​profit forecast ⁠when it reported first-quarter results, citing persistent inflation in memory-chip, oil and freight costs as ​well as tariff-related pressures stemming from the ​Middle East ⁠conflict.

Newcomb brings more than three decades of finance experience to the interim role, the company said. He has been its ⁠controller ​since 2016 and took on the ​chief accounting officer position when the firm spun off from General Electric in ​2023.

Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai

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Today, we’re introducing Permissioned Pools, a new hook standard for Uniswap v4 that enables permissioned asset trading through Automated Market Makers (AMMs) with compliance enforced directly onchain.

Permissioned Pools were built in collaboration with leading teams bringing regulated assets onchain. Launch partners include Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo: part of a growing set of issuers and platforms seeking compliant access to onchain markets for tokenized funds, securities, equities, and other permissioned assets.

Bringing permissioned assets to AMMs The tokenized asset market is estimated to reach $11 trillion by 2030. As more regulated assets move onchain, issuers need infrastructure that can enforce each asset’s compliance rules. Uniswap Permissioned Pools are the first generalized, open source, institutional-grade standard for trading regulated assets on an AMM. Instead of relying on a frontend gate or an offchain compliance check, the pool itself verifies whether a wallet is approved before a swap or liquidity action goes through. The issuer keeps control of the allowlist, while approved users can access onchain trading and settle through Uniswap v4.

For issuers, this opens a path to AMM liquidity and DeFi composability without giving up required controls. For approved investors, it means direct onchain trading for assets that previously couldn't trade on an AMM at all.

How Permissioned Pools work Permissioned Pools use Uniswap v4 hooks to extend the functionality of a regular pool without breaking the security and interoperability guarantees of the protocol. The particular hook implements logic that checks an issuer-managed allowlist on every swap, verifies allowlist status before a user mints an LP position, and provides support for the administration controls permissioned assets require. These checks happen at the protocol level, not on the frontend.

Behind the scenes, the design uses Uniswap v4 virtual accounting to perform all exchange calculations remotely while permissioned assets remain held in a permissioned contract. You can learn more about this mechanism in the docs.

Uniswap powers tokenized value Permissioned Pools bring a new standard for compliant trading, while the protocol itself stays permissionless. Developers and asset issuers can choose the approach that fits: deploy pools and build on v4 permissionlessly, or deploy a permissioned pool for a specific asset.

Tokenization’s next phase needs standardized market infrastructure that can handle compliance requirements, without compromising permissionless access. Permissioned Pools are the result of deep collaboration between the teams defining the standard, the teams building the compliance layer beneath it, and the issuers and assets putting it to use.

Superstate, an early design partner, helped shape the Permissioned Pool standard for tokenized equities and funds. Uniswap Labs and Securitize collaborated early on to ensure DS Protocol-issued tokens could trade compliantly onchain, laying the groundwork that Permissioned Pools now extends. Dowgo contributed the ERC-3643 integration for Permissioned Pools, and will use the standard once they receive DLT TSS authorization under the EU's DLT Pilot Regime.

With these institutions already building on the hook, Permissioned Pools lay the groundwork for the next generation of value coming onchain.

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Data: Approximately 75% of BMEX tokens have never been claimed or put into circulation, with only 8% allocated at the time of listing.

On-chain visualization analytics platform Bubblemaps noted that after BitMEX announced it would officially cease operations in September, its platform token BMEX plummeted by roughly 95% today. However, per the token economics model released in 2021, 92% of BMEX tokens are locked in vesting contracts, with only 8% allocated at launch — 5% via airdrop and 3% for product and liquidity purposes. On-chain data shows the only token withdrawal occurred on November 2, 2022, when the product and liquidity address received 63.75 million BMEX. Meanwhile, approximately 75% of tokens originally earmarked for employee incentives, ecosystem growth, and long-term reserves have never been withdrawn and have never entered circulation. Bubblemaps added that this is not necessarily a violation, but per the publicly disclosed allocation plan, these large portions of tokens have indeed never been actually distributed. BlockBeats previously reported that notably, the platform’s current handling of BMEX tokens is very limited, with no additional compensation or special arrangements. The only action explicitly mentioned in BitMEX’s official shutdown announcement today is that the platform has immediately unstaked all staked BMEX tokens and returned them directly to holders’ accounts. Per BitMEX’s earlier announcement, BMEX is a pure platform utility token, not equity, debt, or an asset with promised returns. The official disclaimer states that BMEX is only used for features such as trading fee discounts and staking rewards on the BitMEX platform, does not constitute an investment, and the platform assumes no refund or exchange liability.

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@Uniswap has announced Permissioned Pools, a new hook standard for Uniswap v4, developed alongside real-world asset (RWA) platforms @SuperstateInc and @Securitize. The feature brings compliance enforcement directly onchain, opening the decentralized exchange's liquidity infrastructure to regulated financial instruments for the first time.

What Permissioned Pools Do Permissioned Pools enforce compliance checks and issuer-defined controls at the protocol level, rather than relying on off-chain gatekeeping. This means issuers of tokenized funds, securities, and equities can tap into Uniswap's Automated Market Maker (AMM) ecosystem while preserving the regulatory oversight required for institutional-grade assets.

The design is made possible by Uniswap v4's hooks architecture, which allows developers to attach custom logic to pool operations. Developers can innovate on top of the Uniswap Protocol's liquidity and security to create customized AMM pools through hooks that integrate with v4's smart contracts. Permissioned Pools use this mechanism to run issuer-specified policy checks on every swap and liquidity action.

Launch partners include Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo, part of a growing set of issuers and platforms seeking compliant access to onchain markets for tokenized funds, securities, equities, and other permissioned assets.

Why It Matters for the RWA Market The timing reflects the rapid expansion of tokenized assets more broadly. By Q1 2026, rwa.xyz tracks more than $30 billion in tokenized assets across six categories, led by tokenized U.S. Treasuries and private credit. Both launch partners are central to that growth. Securitize powers a significant share of that market, including BlackRock's BUIDL fund, the largest tokenized money market product in the world. Superstate, meanwhile, partners with issuers to bring securities onchain, enabling access to new investor capital through Opening Bell for tokenized equity issuers and FundOS for asset managers launching tokenized funds.

The Uniswap collaboration addresses a long-standing tension in DeFi: permissionless liquidity pools are poorly suited to regulated assets that require know-your-customer checks, sanctions screening, and jurisdiction controls. By embedding those controls directly into the hook layer, Permissioned Pools let institutional issuers participate in onchain liquidity without compromising their compliance obligations.

For Uniswap, the move signals a deliberate push into institutional finance, where the RWA sector is drawing increasing interest from traditional asset managers and regulators alike.

Sources:
Introducing Permissioned Pools on Uniswap v4 (Investegate / FinanceWire)
Uniswap v4 Is Here (Uniswap Labs Blog)
Top RWA Tokenization Platforms in 2026 (Chainstack)