Financial

● FirstCash Holdings posted Q2 2026Revenueof about $1.07 billion, up 29.4% year over year, withNet Incomeof $93.5 million and dilutedGAAPEPS of $2.12, even as it guided 2026 American First Finance net revenue down 20%-25%.

● The Carlyle Group reported record second-quarter 2026 fee-relatedEarningsof $358 million and distributable earnings characterized as the highest in nearly four years at $472 million pre-tax, on $485 billion in totalAssetsunder management.

● Huntington Bancshares closed its $7.4 billion all-stockAcquisitionof Cadence Bank on February 1, 2026, creating a roughly $276 billion-asset institution across 21 states, and reported second-quarterNet Incomeof $727 million.

● UMB Financial reported second-quarter 2026Net Incomeof $271.8 million, up 26.2% year over year, with average loans topping $40 billion for the first time and noninterest income rising 10.5% to $245.5 million.

● The Bancorp posted diluted EPS of $1.45, up 14.2% year over year, withReturn on Equityof 34.7% as payment-card gross dollarVolumerose 22.5% to $53.45 billion andFintechloans grew 32.5%.

A NASDAQ-listed payments technology company is trading sharply lower today after pricing a large block of shares below where the stock had been trading, a mechanical dynamic that's pressuring the price independent of the underlying business. CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) announced the pricing of …

Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNTY) shares gained at last closing. Unity Bancorp is theHolding Companyfor Unity Bank, a New Jersey-based community bank serving small businesses and consumers across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.