<strong>First Merchants Corporation Announces Sale of Five Illinois Branches</strong> | $304 Million Deposits | 08/27/2024

Networking and mentorship are the tools to overcome barriers and unlock new opportunities in your career. Alaina Love, CEO of Purpose Linked Consulting, underscores the importance of these tools.

The Labor Department reported that <strong>initial jobless claims</strong> fell last week for the second straight week to its lowest level since the week of July 6th. This week’s print indicates that we have finally moved into a normalized environment with claims no longer exhibiting impacts from the Hurricane. First time claims in regular state programs recorded 227,000 for the week ending August 10th after the prior week’s report of 234,000. The four-week moving average dropped to 236,500 from 241,000 the prior week. Continuing claims, which include people who have received unemployment benefits for a week or more, fell 7,000 to 1,864,000 for the week ending August 3rd. The insured unemployment rate, the number of people currently receiving unemployment insurance as a percentage of the labor force, remained at 1.2%.

Student Fee Revenue Bonds (Fort Smith Campus), Refunding Series 2024 | $7,170,000 | 08/22/2024

Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2024 | $97,230,000 | 08/27/2024

Mary Kissel, EVP and Senior Policy Advisor at Stephens, discusses investment risks in China.

Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 2024 Series C | $50,000,000 | 08/20/2024

Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024A | $39,800,000 | 08/20/2024

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of July showed an increased 0.2% m/m and +2.9% y/y which compared to June which showed a m/m decrease of -0.1% and a y/y change of +3.0%.

<strong>Swiss Life Asset Managers has </strong><strong>agreed to acquire Condecta</strong>