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  • MIL-OSI USA: Durbin, Van Hollen Call On Attorney General To Immediately Release The Epstein Files

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin

    July 17, 2025

    The call follows the Senators’ successful amendment to an appropriations bill to retain, preserve, and compile the Epstein files, which passed unanimously

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to immediately release the Epstein files. The Senators’ letter follows the Senate Appropriations Committee’s unanimous passage of the Senators’ amendment requiring the Attorney General to “retain, preserve, and compile any records or evidence related to any investigation, prosecution, or incarceration of Jeffrey Epstein” and submit a report to Congress within 60 days regarding the records and evidence.

    The Senators began, “We write regarding the Department of Justice and its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and records. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee, by a unanimous bipartisan vote, directed you and the Department to preserve and retain all of the Epstein files and to submit a report on the records to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. This unanimous vote reflects the urgent need to provide transparency and accountability with respect to the Epstein files. There is no reason to wait until the bill with our amendment makes its way through Congress. We call upon you to follow the bipartisan directive of the Appropriations Committee and release the Epstein files without delay.”

    The Senators continued, “The case of Jeffrey Epstein is a deeply disturbing one, with horrifying sexual abuse of over 1,000 young women and girls. From the lenient plea deal he received in Florida in 2008 to the end of his case with his death in prison in 2019, survivors of his abuse have been denied the full accounting of his crimes and the justice they deserve. We must ensure that the American people can have confidence in a justice system that operates without secrecy or undue influence—especially in the handling of such a prominent case involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of so many victims. Delivering transparency in this case is necessary to providing accountability and answers to the American people.”

    The Senators concluded, “Again, we ask that, rather than wait for the final passage of this provision, you provide the information and answers thirty days from today, August 16, 2025. We appreciate your attention to this vital matter of public interest.”

    The full text of the letter is available here

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Talks Agriculture Policy With Illinois Corn Growers

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin

    July 17, 2025

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, met with members of the Illinois Corn Growers to discuss their policy priorities, including concerns with the federal Farm Bill process, regional inequities in the federal crop insurance program, and the importance of federal policies that support E15 ethanol and conservation incentives.

    “I met with the Illinois Corn Growers to hear more about their priorities for programs that help our Illinois farmers,” said Durbin. “As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I will continue to advocate on behalf of federal policies important to Illinois agriculture.”

    Photos of the meeting are available here.

    Farmers from the following towns attended today’s meeting:

    • Waterloo, Illinois
    • Decatur, Illinois
    • Coal Valley, Illinois
    • Woodhull, Illinois
    • Minonk, Illinois
    • Normal, Illinois
    • Bloomington, Illinois
    • Franklin, Illinois
    • Orion, Illinois
    • Good Hope, Illinois
    • Fowler, Illinois
    • Saint Joseph, Illinois
    • Waveryly, Illinois
    • Shawneetown, Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Oneida, Illinois

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: Minister Sidhu and Minister MacDonald statement on resolution of the CPTPP dairy tariff rate quotas dispute with New Zealand

    Source: Government of Canada News

    July 17, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada

    The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade and the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, issued the following statement on the resolution of the dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) dispute with New Zealand under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

    “This Government remains committed to maintaining, protecting and defending supply management, and standing up for the dairy industry, farmers, workers and the communities they support.

    “Canada has reached a mutually satisfactory solution with New Zealand to resolve the CPTPP dairy TRQs dispute. This agreement, negotiated in close consultation with Canadian dairy stakeholders, will result in certain minor policy changes to Canada’s TRQ administration, and does not amend Canada’s market access commitments. These technical policy changes are limited to quotas administered under the terms of the CPTPP, and will not negatively impact Canada’s dairy industry or supply management.

    “With these changes, New Zealand has confirmed that it will not take further action under the CPTPP dispute settlement process.

    “This outcome shows how Canada and New Zealand, key CPTPP partners, worked together to use the mechanisms established under the trade agreement to resolve differences. Canada and New Zealand will continue to work together to promote trade and investment under the CPTPP and in other fora.”

    Quick facts

    • Today’s announcement follows the dispute settlement process initiated under the CPTPP by New Zealand in 2022.
    • These technical policy changes primarily include:
      • earlier return dates;
      • introducing a chronic return penalty;
      • introducing an underfill mechanism for TRQs with lower fill; and
      • increasing data transparency.
    • These changes will be published on October 1, 2025, for implementation beginning with the 2026 calendar year dairy TRQs.
    • Canada’s dairy sector is a vital pillar of rural communities and a key driver of the economy. Located across the country, these 9,256 farms and 549 dairy processing plants generated $8.9 billion in farm cash receipts and $19.3 billion in sales respectively in 2024. Together, dairy production and processing activities account for more than 70,000 jobs. 

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  • MIL-OSI: Chemung Financial Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ELMIRA, N.Y., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chemung Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) (Nasdaq: CHMG), the parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company (the “Bank”), today reported a net loss of $6.5 million, or $1.35 per share, for the second quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $6.0 million, or $1.26 per share, for the first quarter of 2025, and net income of $5.0 million, or $1.05 per share, for the second quarter of 2024.

    “The Corporation executed two major components of a transformational balance sheet repositioning in the second quarter by issuing subordinated debt and selling a significant portion of our securities portfolio,” said Anders M. Tomson, President and CEO of Chemung Financial Corporation. “These strategic actions strengthen our regulatory capital position, improved commercial real estate concentration ratios, and enhanced our flexibility in funding loan growth in key expansion markets while positioning the Corporation to benefit from lower funding costs beginning in the third quarter,” Tomson added.

    “Core operating results for the quarter were solid and we remain encouraged by continued success in executing on principal initiatives. These results reflect the resilience of our customer base and the disciplined approach taken by our organization,” said Tomson. “The recent addition of deposit focused team members in our growth markets will complement the strong loan pipelines we are seeing across our footprint,” concluded Tomson.

    Second Quarter Highlights:

    • The Corporation issued $45.0 million in aggregate principal Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes on June 10, 2025, due June 2035. The notes qualify as tier 2 capital at Chemung Financial Corporation.
    • Available for sale securities with a book value of $245.5 million were sold in June 2025 as part of a balance sheet repositioning in conjunction with the Corporation’s subordinated debt issuance, resulting in a realized pre-tax loss of $17.5 million. Proceeds from the sales totaled $227.3 million.
    • Non-GAAP net income and earnings per share, excluding the impact of one-time items, was $6.3 million and $1.31, respectively, for the second quarter of 2025.1
    • Net interest margin increased nine basis points, to 3.05%, for the second quarter 2025, compared to 2.96% for the first quarter 2025, partially due to the impact of the Corporation’s balance sheet repositioning on the composition of interest-earning assets.1
    • Dividends declared during the second quarter of 2025 were $0.32 per share.

    1 See the GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations.

    2nd Quarter 2025 vs 1st Quarter 2025

    Net Interest Income:
    Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $20.8 million, compared to $19.8 million for the prior quarter, an increase of $1.0 million, or 5.0%, driven by increases of $1.3 million in interest income on loans and $0.5 million in interest income on interest-earning deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in interest income on taxable securities and an increase of $0.4 million in interest expense on borrowed funds.

    Interest income on loans increased largely due to an increase of $30.8 million in average balances of total loans, compared to the prior quarter, an increase of 12 basis points in the average yield on total loans, compared to the prior quarter, and the recognition of $0.1 million in interest income on the payoff of a previously nonaccrual multifamily commercial mortgage. The increase in average balances of total loans was concentrated in commercial real estate. Average balances of commercial loans increased $39.2 million, due mainly to an increase in average balances of commercial real estate loans, while average balances of consumer loans decreased $9.3 million, each compared to the prior quarter. Average balances of residential mortgage loans were roughly in line with the prior quarter. Consumer loan average balances decreased primarily due to a decrease in average balances of indirect auto loans, as the Corporation largely continued to prioritize other types of lending, although auto loan origination activity increased toward the end of the second quarter. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in average balances of home equity lines of credit, largely due to promotional efforts in the first half of 2025. The increase in the average yield on total loans was largely driven by an increase of 11 basis points in the average yield on commercial loans, which was supported by stability in benchmark interest rates in the current period and strong origination yields in recent periods. Interest income recognized on the payoff of one nonaccrual multifamily commercial mortgage positively impacted the second quarter’s average commercial loan yield by approximately two basis points, and the total average loan yield by one basis point.

    Interest income on interest-earning deposits increased mainly due to an increase of $46.2 million in average balances of interest-earning deposits, largely comprised of proceeds from the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025, as well as proceeds from the Corporation’s subordinated debt issuance in the second quarter of 2025. The Corporation maintained elevated levels of deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) at the end of the second quarter, partially in anticipation of the maturity of $155.0 million of total wholesale funding early in the third quarter of 2025. A portion of remaining balances of interest-earning deposits are expected to fund loan growth across the Corporation’s markets.

    Interest income on taxable securities decreased largely due to a decrease of $51.0 million in average balances of taxable securities, compared to the prior quarter, as well as a decrease of 20 basis points in the average yield on taxable securities, compared to the prior quarter. The decrease in average balances of taxable securities was due to both normal paydown activity on mortgage-backed and SBA pooled loan securities, as well as the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025. The decrease in the average yield on taxable securities primarily reflected the sale of relatively higher-yielding securities, executed to optimize sale proceeds, which generally resulted in the sale of securities which had yields above the portfolio weighted average yield prior to the sale. Additionally, an increase in amortization on SBA pooled loan securities, driven by paydown activity prior to the sale, also contributed to the decrease.

    Interest expense on borrowed funds increased primarily due to the issuance of $45.0 million in subordinated notes in the second quarter of 2025, as well as an increase of $35.5 million in average balances of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) term advances, partially offset by a decrease of $16.4 million in average balances of FHLBNY overnight advances, both compared to the prior quarter. The subordinated notes were issued at a fixed interest rate of 7.75%, which will convert to a floating interest rate of the then-current Three-Month Term SOFR rate plus a spread of 415 basis points in the second quarter of 2030. There were $0.9 million in deferred issuance costs associated with the offering. The increase in average balances of FHLBNY term advances was primarily due to decreases in average balances of other types of wholesale funding, including FHLBNY overnight advances and brokered deposits. The average cost of FHLBNY term advances was consistent with the prior quarter, while the average cost of FHLBNY overnight advances decreased three basis points compared to the prior quarter.

    Interest expense on deposits decreased by less than $0.1 million compared to the prior quarter, largely due to decreases in the average cost of customer time deposits and brokered deposits of 21 and 26 basis points, respectively, and a decrease of $20.0 million in average balances of brokered deposits, compared to the prior quarter, mostly offset by an increase of 13 basis points in the average cost of savings and money market deposits, compared to the prior quarter. The decrease in the average cost of customer time deposits was mainly due to the duration of deposits in the portfolio and the repricing of CDs issued in earlier periods as deposits were renewed or matured. The decrease in average balances of brokered deposits was partially due to an increase in average balances of other wholesale funding sources. The increase in the average cost of savings and money market deposits was primarily due to municipal deposit inflows, which tend to carry a higher cost than equivalent products for consumer or commercial clients.

    Fully taxable equivalent net interest margin was 3.05% for the current quarter, compared to 2.96% for the prior quarter. Average interest-earning assets increased $20.2 million, while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $21.2 million during the second quarter, compared to the prior quarter. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased 11 basis points to 4.83%, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased two basis points to 2.57%, compared to the prior quarter. Total cost of funds was 1.94% for the current quarter, compared to 1.92% for the prior quarter, an increase of two basis points.

    Provision for Credit Losses:
    Provision for credit losses was $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2025, in line with the prior quarter. The provision was largely due to growth in commercial loan balances and changes in model inputs, including FOMC forecasts for increased unemployment and a decline in GDP growth, as well as declines in modeled prepayment speeds. A majority of loan balances charged-off in the second quarter related to loans that carried full specific allocations in the Corporation’s allowance for credit losses, and therefore did not affect the provision for credit losses for the quarter. Charge-offs on loans which did not carry specific allocations were comparable to the prior quarter.

    Non-Interest Income:
    The Corporation recognized a pre-tax loss of $17.5 million on the sale of a portion of its available for sale securities portfolio in the second quarter of 2025, resulting in overall negative non-interest income of $10.7 million for the quarter, compared to positive non-interest income of $5.9 million for the prior quarter. Recurring non-interest income (see Non-GAAP reconciliations), which excludes the loss on the sale of available for sale securities and the gain on the sale of a previous branch property, increased $0.3 million compared to the prior quarter, driven by an increase in the change in fair value of equity investments of $0.2 million.

    The loss recognized on the sale of available for sale securities was a major component of the Corporation’s strategic balance sheet repositioning, where proceeds from the sale of securities are largely expected to be used to pay off more expensive wholesale funding liabilities later in 2025 and fund future loan growth. The pre-tax loss of $17.5 million represents 7.1% of the book value of securities sold as of the transaction date. The composition of securities sold included all the Corporation’s U.S. Treasury and SBA pooled-loan securities, as well as portions of the Corporation’s mortgage-backed securities and municipal bond portfolios. The weighted average book yield and weighted average life of securities sold were approximately 2.1% and three years, respectively, while the weighted average book yield and weighted average life of securities remaining were approximately 2.0% and seven years, respectively.

    The Corporation also recognized a gain of $0.6 million on the sale of its previously disclosed held for sale branch property in Ithaca, New York. As previously disclosed all operations of the branch, formerly known as the “Ithaca Station” branch, were consolidated into a nearby branch in Ithaca in the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase in the change in fair value of equity investments was largely due to an increase in the market value of the Corporation’s deferred compensation plan, due to improvements in financial markets during the current quarter.

    Non-Interest Expense:
    Non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2025 was $17.8 million, compared to $16.9 million for the prior quarter, an increase of $0.9 million, or 5.3%, driven by increases of $0.4 million in salaries and wages, $0.2 million in pension and other employee benefits, and $0.2 million in professional services.

    Salaries and wages increased largely due to an increase in full-time equivalent employees compared to the prior quarter, including additional staffing in the Western New York Canal Bank division and temporary summer employees, as well as an increase in salary expense attributable to the increase in the market value of the Corporation’s deferred compensation plan. Pension and other employee benefits increased primarily due to an increase in employee healthcare-related expenses, compared to the prior quarter. Professional services increased largely due to tax services related to the Corporation’s Wealth Management Group, compared to the prior quarter.

    Income Tax Expense:
    Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2025 was a tax benefit of $2.4 million, compared to income tax expense of $1.7 million for the prior quarter, a decrease of $4.1 million. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily due to the net loss on the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025.

    2nd Quarter 2025 vs 2nd Quarter 2024

    Net Interest Income:
    Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $20.8 million, compared to $17.8 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $3.0 million, or 16.9%, driven by increases of $1.9 million in interest income on loans and $0.5 million in interest income on interest-earning deposits, and a decrease of $1.6 million in interest expense on deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in interest income on taxable securities.

    Interest income on loans increased largely due to an increase of $98.7 million in average balances of total loans compared to the same period in the prior year, as well as an increase of nine basis points in the average yield on total loans compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in average balances of total loans was concentrated in commercial loans, which grew by $129.2 million compared to the same period in the prior year, largely comprised of growth in commercial real estate balances, particularly in the Bank’s Capital region and Western New York markets. The average yield on commercial loans decreased one basis point compared to the same period in the prior year, largely due to declines in benchmark interest rates on existing loans and the lower market interest rate environment on new originations.

    Average balances of residential mortgage loans increased $2.9 million while the average yield on residential mortgage loans increased 37 basis points, each compared to the same period in the prior year. Mortgage origination activity increased in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year, however overall origination volumes continue to trail levels experienced in recent years. The increase in the average yield on residential mortgages was partially driven by a shift in portfolio composition toward variable rate and construction-to-permanent mortgages, which are currently higher-yielding than fixed rate mortgages. Average balances of consumer loans decreased $33.3 million while the average yield on consumer loans increased 25 basis points, each compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in average balances was mainly due to a decrease in indirect auto origination activity, and normal portfolio turnover, as the Bank prioritized funding other types of lending over the past year. The increase in the average yield on consumer loans was primarily due to portfolio turnover in the indirect auto portfolio as older, lower-yielding balances were replaced by higher-yielding balances.

    Interest income on interest-earning deposits increased mainly due to an increase of $45.9 million in average balances of interest-earning deposits, despite a decrease of 42 basis points in the average yield on interest-earning deposits, each compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in average balances was largely due to proceeds from the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025 being held as deposits at the FRBNY in advance of $155.0 million in wholesale funding maturing early in the third quarter of 2025. The decrease in the average yield on interest-earning deposits was largely due to a decrease in the Federal Funds Target Range Upper Limit of 100 basis points between the second quarter of 2024 and second quarter of 2025. Deposits held at the FRBNY receive interest at a rate 10 basis points below the Federal Funds Upper Limit.

    Interest expense on deposits decreased primarily due to a decrease of 79 basis points in the average cost of customer time deposits, as well as a decrease of 106 basis points in the average cost of brokered deposits, each compared to the same period in the prior year, resulting in a decrease of 83 basis points in the average cost of total time deposits. The decrease in the cost of customer time deposits was largely due to changes in offered terms on CD campaigns, including a shift towards shorter duration products, while the decrease in the average cost of brokered deposits was largely due to the declining market interest rate environment, which the Corporation was able to take advantage of by primarily utilizing brokered deposits with original durations of three months or less. Average balances of customer time deposits comprised 21.3% of total average deposits for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 21.9% for the second quarter of 2024. Also contributing to the decrease in interest expense on deposits were decreases of 28 basis points and seven basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing demand deposits and savings and money market deposits, respectively, compared to the same period in the prior year. Combined, these decreases resulted in a decrease of 41 basis points in the total average cost of interest-bearing deposits compared to the same period in the prior year, from 2.86% in the second quarter of 2024 to 2.45% in the second quarter of 2025. The deposit beta on total deposits was 28% between these two periods.

    Interest income on taxable securities decreased largely due to a decrease of $86.6 million in average balances of taxable securities, as well as a decrease of 21 basis points in the average yield on taxable securities, both compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in average balances was mainly attributable to $57.2 million in paydowns and maturities of available for sale securities between the second quarters of 2024 and 2025, as well as $245.5 million in sales of available for sale securities during the second quarter of 2025 as part of the Corporation’s balance sheet repositioning efforts. The decrease in the average yield on taxable securities was mainly attributable to decreases in interest rates earned on variable rate securities such as SBA loan pooled securities between the second quarters of 2024 and 2025, as well as the average yield of securities sold in the second quarter 2025 being higher than the overall average yield on the portfolio at the time of the sale.

    Fully taxable equivalent net interest margin was 3.05% for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 2.66% for the same period in the prior year. Average interest-earning assets increased $50.5 million, while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $45.8 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased fourteen basis points to 4.83%, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 37 basis points to 2.57%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Total cost of funds was 1.94% for the current quarter, compared to 2.20% for the same period in the prior year, a decrease of 26 basis points.

    Provision for Credit Losses:
    Provision for credit losses was $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $0.9 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $0.2 million. The increase was largely due to stronger loan growth in the second quarter of 2025, which totaled $34.8 million, compared to the same period in the prior year, as well as changes in the FOMC’s projections for increased unemployment and a decline in GDP growth during the second quarter of 2025, compared to relatively stable projections during the second quarter of 2024.

    Non-Interest Income:
    The Corporation recognized a pre-tax loss of $17.5 million on the sale of a portion of its available for sale securities portfolio in the second quarter of 2025, resulting in overall negative non-interest income of $10.7 million for the quarter, compared to positive non-interest income of $5.6 million for the same period in the prior year. Recurring non-interest income (see Non-GAAP reconciliations), which excludes the loss on the sale of available for sale securities and the gain on the sale of a previous branch property, increased $0.6 million compared to the same period in the prior year, driven by increases of $0.2 million in service charges on deposits and $0.1 million in each of wealth management group fee income and change in fair value of equity investments.

    As previously mentioned in the quarter over quarter comparison, the $17.5 million loss recognized on the sale of available for sale securities was a major component of the Corporation’s balance sheet repositioning. Additionally, the $0.6 million gain on the sale of a previous branch property was part of ongoing rationalization of the Bank’s physical distribution network. Both the increase in service charges on deposits and wealth management group fee income were largely attributable to fee schedule increases implemented in the second half of 2024. Wealth management group fee income also benefited from positive changes in financial markets during the second quarter of 2025, which was also the primary driver in the change in fair value of equity investments, resulting in an increase in the market value of assets held for the Corporation’s deferred compensation plan.

    Non-Interest Expense:
    Non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2025 was $17.8 million, compared to $16.2 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $1.6 million, or 9.9%, driven by increases of $0.8 million in salaries and wages, $0.3 million in data processing, and $0.2 million in professional services.

    Salaries and wages increased largely due to an increase in base salaries, including merit-based increases and additional staffing for the Corporation’s Western New York regional banking center. The increase in data processing was primarily due to an increase in core service provider expenses and additional expenses related to Canal Bank operations in Western New York. The increase in professional services was mainly due to an increase in consulting expenses, partially attributable to results-based fees related to the Corporation’s implementation of fee schedule increases in 2024.

    Income Tax Expense:
    Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2025 was a tax benefit of $2.4 million, compared to income tax expense of $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of $3.7 million. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily due to the net loss on the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025.

    Asset Quality
    Non-performing loans totaled $8.2 million as of June 30, 2025, or 0.39% of total loans, compared to $9.0 million, or 0.43% of total loans as of December 31, 2024. The decrease in non-performing loans was largely due to paydown and charge-off activity in the first half of 2025. There were $1.4 million in paydowns on and payoffs of non-performing commercial loans in the first half of 2025, including the payoff of a $1.0 million non-performing multifamily commercial mortgage. Additionally, $0.8 million in non-performing commercial and industrial loan balances were charged-off in the first half of 2025. These decreases were partially offset by $0.3 million in commercial loan balances added to non-performing loans in the first half of 2025. Retail non-performing loans increased $0.7 million compared to December 31, 2024, largely concentrated in home equity and indirect auto loans. Approximately half of the total increase in non-performing retail loans related to one well-secured first lien home equity loan which was placed into nonaccrual status in the first quarter of 2025. Non-performing assets, which are comprised of non-performing loans, other real estate owned, and repossessed vehicles, were $8.4 million, or 0.30% of total assets as of June 30, 2025, compared to $9.6 million, or 0.35% of total assets as of December 31, 2024. The decrease in non-performing assets was largely due to a decrease in non-performing loans. Other real estate owned decreased to $0.1 million as of June 30, 2025 from $0.4 million as of December 31, 2024, and was comprised of only one property as of June 30, 2025, while repossessed vehicles were $0.2 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

    Total loan delinquencies as of June 30, 2025 decreased compared to December 31, 2024, primarily driven by a decrease in commercial loan delinquencies. As of June 30, 2025, there were less than $0.1 million in performing commercial loan balances considered to be delinquent, compared to $3.9 million as of December 31, 2024. Annualized net charge-offs to total average loans for the second quarter of 2025 were 0.19%, compared to 0.05% for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 14 basis points. Net charge-offs experienced in the second quarter of 2025 included a $0.7 million charge-off on an unsecured commercial and industrial loan which had previously carried a full allocation in the allowance for credit losses, as well as an unrelated $0.1 million partial charge-off on another commercial and industrial loan which also carried a specific allocation in the allowance for credit losses. Annualized net commercial charge-offs represented 0.20% of average balances for the second quarter of 2025. Consumer loan net charge-offs continues to be concentrated in indirect auto loans, with annualized consumer charge-offs representing 0.35% of average balances for the second quarter of 2025. Residential mortgages had an immaterial net recovery rate for the second quarter of 2025. Annualized net-charge offs for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were 0.12% of total average loan balances, compared to net charge-offs of 0.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of seven basis points, largely due to the $0.7 million commercial and industrial charge-off in the second quarter of 2025.

    The allowance for credit losses on loans was $22.7 million as of June 30, 2025 compared to $21.4 million as of December 31, 2024. The allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments, a component of other liabilities, was $0.5 million as of June 30, 2025 and $0.8 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase in the allowance for credit losses on loans was partially attributable to the annual review and update to loss drivers used in the Bank’s CECL model, which resulted in higher baseline loss rates for most of the Bank’s portfolio segments. Also contributing to the increase in the allowance was year-to-date net loan growth and deterioration in FOMC forecasted data points used in modeling for national unemployment and GDP growth. Forecasts for year-end 2025 GDP growth decreased 70 basis points compared to December 31, 2024, while forecasts for year-end 2025 unemployment increased 20 basis points compared to December 31, 2024. Partially offsetting the overall increase in the allowance was a $0.8 million decrease in allowance allocations for individually analyzed loans, due to commercial net charge-offs in the first half of 2025. Provision for credit losses as a percentage of period-end loan balances was 0.05% for both the second quarter of 2025 and for the first quarter of 2025. The allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.06% as of June 30, 2025 and 1.03% as of December 31, 2024 while the allowance for credit losses on loans was 275.16% of non-performing loans as of June 30, 2025 and 238.87% as of December 31, 2024.

    Balance Sheet Activity
    Total assets were $2.852 billion as of June 30, 2025, compared to $2.776 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $76.3 million, or 2.7%. This increase was driven by increases of $273.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and $61.0 million in loans, net of deferred origination fees and costs, partially offset by decreases of $244.1 million in securities available for sale and $11.0 million in accrued interest receivable and other assets.

    Cash and cash equivalents increased largely due to proceeds of $227.3 million from the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025. Cash balances as of June 30, 2025 were held almost entirely at the FRBNY and the Corporation utilized a portion of these proceeds to pay off wholesale funding which matured early in the third quarter of 2025. An increase of $72.1 million in total deposits, primarily due to inflows of municipal deposits, and proceeds from the Corporation’s issuance of subordinated debt in the second quarter of 2025, also contributed to the increase in cash and cash equivalents balances.

    Loans, net of deferred origination fees and costs increased mainly due to growth in commercial real estate balances. Total commercial loan balances increased $75.5 million, or 5.0%, compared to prior year-end, comprised of an increase of $80.5 million in commercial real estate balances, partially offset by a decrease of $5.0 million in commercial and industrial balances. Year-to-date commercial loan growth was relatively evenly distributed between the Bank’s Capital Bank and Canal Bank divisions in the Albany and Buffalo markets, respectively. Residential mortgages increased $3.2 million, or 1.2%, compared to the prior year-end, with overall year-to-date origination activity as of June 30, 2025 increasing compared to the same period in the prior year. Consumer loans decreased $17.7 million, or 6.3%, compared to the prior-year end, largely due to lower levels of indirect auto loan origination activity, and a relatively fast turnover rate in the portfolio, however origination activity increased toward the end of the second quarter as a result of a decrease in interest rates offered in the indirect lending program.

    Securities available for sale decreased primarily due to the Corporation’s ongoing strategic balance sheet repositioning, which included the sale of available for sale securities with a market value totaling $227.3 million in the second quarter of 2025. The sale of securities included the Corporation’s entire portfolio of U.S Treasury and SBA pooled-loan securities, as well as portions of the mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds portfolios. Year-to-date net paydowns and maturities on available for sale securities totaled $28.3 million, largely on mortgage-backed and SBA pooled-loan securities. Partially offsetting the overall decrease in the available for sale securities portfolio was an increase of $12.6 million in the fair value of securities, mainly due to favorable changes in interest rates compared to December 31, 2024. Accrued interest receivable and other assets decreased largely due to a decrease in the fair value of interest rate swap assets, due to changes in interest rates.

    Total liabilities were $2.618 billion as of June 30, 2025, compared to $2.561 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $56.7 million, or 2.2%. This increase was driven by increases of $72.1 million in total deposits and $44.1 million in subordinated debt, net of deferred issuance costs, partially offset by decreases of $54.3 million in advances and other debt and $5.0 million in accrued interest payable and other liabilities.

    Total deposits increased $72.1 million, or 3.0%, compared to the prior year-end, largely due to increases of $44.6 million in money market deposits and $41.6 million in interest-bearing demand deposits. Increases in these deposit types were primarily attributable to seasonal inflows of municipal deposits. Total time deposits decreased $5.4 million, consisting of a decrease of $13.3 million in customer time deposits partially offset by an increase of $7.8 million in brokered deposits. The decrease in customer time deposits was partially due to the maturity of previous CD campaign offerings which were not renewed. The Bank has continued to focus on shorter-duration CD campaigns, such as six and 15-month offerings, while also introducing a 36-month option in 2025 to broaden its product offerings. All of the Corporation’s brokered deposits matured in early July 2025 and were paid off in full using a portion of the proceeds from the previously mentioned securities sale. Excluding brokered deposits, total deposits increased $64.2 million from December 31, 2024. Additionally, savings deposits decreased $7.3 million while non interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $1.4 million from December 31, 2024. Non interest-bearing deposits comprised 25.3% and 26.1% of total deposits as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

    Subordinated debt, net of deferred issuance costs, increased due to the issuance of $45.0 million in 7.75% fixed-to-floating rate notes in June 2025 in a private offering. There were $0.9 million in deferred issuance costs associated with the offering. The subordinated debt qualifies as tier 2 capital at the holding company and tier 1 capital at the Bank. Of the $45.0 million in subordinated debt issued, $37.0 million was downstreamed to the Bank, qualifying as tier 1 capital. The notes carry an original term of ten years and are redeemable by the Corporation beginning in June 2030, and beginning in June 2030 will float based on the then current Three-Month Term SOFR, plus 415 basis points. Further details regarding the offering can be found in the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2025.

    Advances and other debt decreased mainly due to increases in cash and cash equivalents and total deposits. Advances and other debt as of June 30, 2025 largely consisted of a $55.0 million two-month term advance from the FHLBNY, which matured in July 2025, whereas the composition of advances and other debt as of the prior year-end consisted primarily of FHLBNY overnight advances. The decrease in accrued interest payable and other liabilities was mainly due to a decrease in interest rate swap liabilities, due to changes in interest rates.

    Total shareholders’ equity was $235.0 million as of June 30, 2025, compared to $215.3 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $19.7 million, or 9.2%, driven by a decrease of $22.4 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss and partially offset by a decrease of $3.5 million in retained earnings. The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss was largely due to the reclassification of a portion of losses attributable to the available for sale securities portfolio into current period earnings, due to the Corporation’s sale of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2025, as well as an increase in the fair value of securities available for sale, mainly due to favorable changes in market interest rates. The decrease in retained earnings was mainly due to a net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025, due to the Corporation’s loss on the sale of available for sale securities, and dividends declared of $3.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025.

    The total equity to total assets ratio was 8.24% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 7.76% as of December 31, 2024, and the tangible equity to tangible assets ratio was 7.53% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 7.02% as of December 31, 2024.1 Book value per share and tangible book value per share increased to $48.85 and $44.31, respectively, as of June 30, 2025 from $45.13 and $40.55, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.1 The Corporation’s sale of securities available for sale did not impact book value per share or tangible book value per share. As of June 30, 2025, the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of those required to be considered well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

    1 See the GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations

    Liquidity
    The Corporation uses a variety of resources to manage its liquidity, and management believes it has the necessary liquidity to allow for flexibility in meeting its various operational and strategic needs. These include short-term investments, cash flow from lending and investing activities, core-deposit growth, and non-core funding sources, such as time deposits of $250,000 or greater, brokered deposits, FHLBNY overnight and term advances, and FRB advances. Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis for liquidity purposes or on a long-term basis to fund asset growth. As of June 30, 2025, the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalents balance was $320.1 million, largely consisting of the proceeds from the Corporation’s sale of a portion of the available for sale securities portfolio in the second quarter of 2025. The Corporation continues to maintain an investment portfolio of securities available for sale, comprised of government sponsored entity mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, and corporate bonds. Although this portfolio generates interest income for the Corporation, it also serves as an available source of liquidity and capital if needed. As of June 30, 2025, the Corporation’s investment in securities available for sale was $287.3 million, $74.2 million of which was not pledged as collateral. Additionally, as of June 30, 2025, the Bank’s total advance line capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York was $170.2 million, $55.0 million of which was utilized and $115.2 million of which was available as additional borrowing capacity.

    As of June 30, 2025, uninsured deposits totaled $694.3 million, or 28.1% of total deposits, including $187.4 million of municipal deposits collateralized by pledged assets, when required. As of December 31, 2024, uninsured deposits totaled $652.3 million, or 27.2% of total deposits, including $145.6 million of municipal deposits collateralized by pledged assets, when required. Due to their fluidity, the Corporation closely monitors uninsured deposit levels when considering liquidity management strategies.

    As of June 30, 2025, the Corporation had brokered deposits totaling $100.0 million, all of which matured in early July 2025. As part of its strategic balance sheet repositioning, the Corporation did not replace the brokered deposits at maturity, reflecting its efforts to reduce reliance on wholesale funding sources. The Corporation may use brokered deposits in the future either as a secondary source in funding asset growth or as an additional source of liquidity in supporting ongoing operations.

    Other Items
    The market value of total assets under management or administration in our Wealth Management Group was $2.313 billion as of June 30, 2025, including $334.0 million of assets under management or administration for the Corporation, compared to $2.212 billion as of December 31, 2024, including $301.9 million of assets under management or administration for the Corporation, an increase of $101.0 million, or 4.5%. Excluding assets under management or administration for the Corporation, total market value of Wealth Management Group assets increased $69.0 million, or 3.7%, largely due to improvements in financial markets during 2025, largely concentrated in the second quarter 2025.

    In April 2025, the Corporation completed the sale of its previous branch property on West Buffalo Street in Ithaca, New York, resulting in a pre-tax gain on the sale of $0.6 million. Branch operations had previously been consolidated into a nearby Ithaca branch in November 2024. The gain on the sale of this property has been excluded for the purposes of calculating certain non-GAAP metrics appearing elsewhere in this press release.

    As previously announced on January 8, 2021, the Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Corporation may repurchase up to 250,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 5% of its then outstanding shares. The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As of June 30, 2025, a total of 49,184 shares of common stock at a total cost of $2.0 million were repurchased by the Corporation under its share repurchase program. No shares were repurchased in the second quarter of 2025. The weighted average cost was $40.42 per share repurchased. Remaining buyback authority under the share repurchase program was 200,816 shares as of June 30, 2025.

    About Chemung Financial Corporation
    Chemung Financial Corporation is a $2.9 billion financial services holding company headquartered in Elmira, New York and operates 30 retail offices through its principal subsidiary, Chemung Canal Trust Company, a full service community bank with trust powers. Established in 1833, Chemung Canal Trust Company is the oldest locally-owned and managed community bank in New York State. Chemung Financial Corporation is also the parent of CFS Group, Inc., a financial services subsidiary offering non-traditional services including mutual funds, annuities, brokerage services, tax preparation services, and insurance.

    This press release may be found at: www.chemungcanal.com under Investor Relations.

    Forward-Looking Statements
    This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Corporation intends its forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in this press release. All statements regarding the Corporation’s expected financial position and operating results, the Corporation’s business strategy, the Corporation’s financial plans, forecasted demographic and economic trends relating to the Corporation’s industry and similar matters are forward-looking statements. These statements can sometimes be identified by the Corporation’s use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” or “intend.” The Corporation cannot guarantee that its expectations in such forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. The Corporation’s actual results could be materially different from expectations because of various factors, including changes in economic conditions or interest rates, credit risk, inflation, tariffs, cybersecurity risks, changes in FDIC assessments, bank failures, difficulties in managing the Corporation’s growth, competition, changes in law or the regulatory environment, and changes in general business and economic trends.

    Information concerning these and other factors, including Risk Factors, can be found in the Corporation’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, on the Corporation’s website at http://www.chemungcanal.com or upon request from the Corporate Secretary at (607) 737-3746. Except as otherwise required by law, the Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

                         
    Chemung Financial Corporation                    
    Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)                    
        June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024
    ASSETS                    
    Cash and due from financial institutions   $ 35,825     $ 32,087     $ 26,224     $ 36,247     $ 23,184  
    Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions     284,226       21,348       20,811       44,193       47,033  
    Total cash and cash equivalents     320,051       53,435       47,035       80,440       70,217  
                         
    Equity investments     3,387       3,249       3,235       3,244       3,090  
                         
    Securities available for sale     287,335       528,327       531,442       554,575       550,927  
    Securities held to maturity     680       808       808       657       657  
    FHLB and FRB stock, at cost     6,826       8,040       9,117       4,189       5,506  
    Total investment securities     294,841       537,175       541,367       559,421       557,090  
                         
    Commercial     1,591,999       1,555,988       1,516,525       1,464,205       1,445,258  
    Residential mortgage     278,221       275,448       274,979       274,099       271,620  
    Consumer     262,194       266,200       279,915       290,650       294,594  
    Loans, net of deferred loan fees     2,132,414       2,097,636       2,071,419       2,028,954       2,011,472  
    Allowance for credit losses     (22,665 )     (22,522 )     (21,388 )     (21,441 )     (21,031 )
    Loans, net     2,109,749       2,075,114       2,050,031       2,007,513       1,990,441  
                         
    Loans held for sale     2,212       284                   381  
    Premises and equipment, net     15,438       16,222       16,375       14,915       14,731  
    Operating lease right-of-use assets     5,139       5,332       5,446       5,637       5,827  
    Goodwill     21,824       21,824       21,824       21,824       21,824  
    Accrued interest receivable and other assets     79,847       84,090       90,834       81,221       92,212  
    Total assets   $ 2,852,488     $ 2,796,725     $ 2,776,147     $ 2,774,215     $ 2,755,813  
                         
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
    Deposits:                    
    Non interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 624,389     $ 619,645     $ 625,762     $ 616,126     $ 619,192  
    Interest-bearing demand deposits     348,169       339,790       306,536       349,383       328,370  
    Money market deposits     639,706       625,505       595,123       630,870       613,131  
    Savings deposits     238,228       249,541       245,550       242,911       248,528  
    Time deposits     618,470       598,915       623,912       611,831       606,700  
    Total deposits     2,468,962       2,433,396       2,396,883       2,451,121       2,415,921  
                         
    Advances and other debt     58,616       88,701       112,889       53,757       83,835  
    Subordinated debt, net of deferred issuance costs     44,146                          
    Operating lease liabilities     5,319       5,516       5,629       5,820       6,009  
    Accrued interest payable and other liabilities     40,479       40,806       45,437       42,863       48,826  
    Total liabilities     2,617,522       2,568,419       2,560,838       2,553,561       2,554,591  
                         
    Shareholders’ equity                    
    Common stock     53       53       53       53       53  
    Additional paid-in capital     48,502       48,157       48,783       48,457       48,102  
    Retained earnings     244,211       252,195       247,705       243,266       239,021  
    Treasury stock, at cost     (15,095 )     (15,180 )     (16,167 )     (15,987 )     (16,043 )
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (42,705 )     (56,919 )     (65,065 )     (55,135 )     (69,911 )
    Total shareholders’ equity     234,966       228,306       215,309       220,654       201,222  
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 2,852,488     $ 2,796,725     $ 2,776,147     $ 2,774,215     $ 2,755,813  
                         
    Period-end shares outstanding     4,810       4,807       4,771       4,774       4,772  
                                             
    Chemung Financial Corporation                        
    Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)                        
        Three Months Ended
    June 30,
     
    Percent
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
     
    Percent
    (in thousands, except per share data)   2025   2024   Change   2025   2024   Change
    Interest and dividend income:                        
    Loans, including fees   $ 29,435     $ 27,514       7.0     $ 57,534     $ 54,712       5.2  
    Taxable securities     2,530       3,251       (22.2 )     5,553       6,808       (18.4 )
    Tax exempt securities     214       254       (15.7 )     465       512       (9.2 )
    Interest-earning deposits     855       367       133.0       1,180       573       105.9  
    Total interest and dividend income     33,034       31,386       5.3       64,732       62,605       3.4  
                             
    Interest expense:                        
    Deposits     11,076       12,711       (12.9 )     22,232       24,856       (10.6 )
    Borrowed funds     1,150       914       25.8       1,875       1,899       (1.3 )
    Total interest expense     12,226       13,625       (10.3 )     24,107       26,755       (9.9 )
                             
    Net interest income     20,808       17,761       17.2       40,625       35,850       13.3  
    Provision (credit) for credit losses     1,145       879       30.3       2,237       (1,161 )     292.7  
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses     19,663       16,882       16.5       38,388       37,011       3.7  
                             
    Non-interest income:                        
    Wealth management group fee income     2,993       2,860       4.7       5,860       5,563       5.3  
    Service charges on deposit accounts     1,114       964       15.6       2,234       1,913       16.8  
    Interchange revenue from debit card transactions     1,110       1,141       (2.7 )     2,147       2,204       (2.6 )
    Net gains (losses) on securities transactions     (17,498 )           N/M       (17,498 )           N/M  
    Change in fair value of equity investments     108       14       N/M       61       115       (47.0 )
    Net gains on sales of loans held for sale     51       39       30.8       91       71       28.2  
    Net gains (losses) on sales of other real estate owned     3       (3 )     200.0       (8 )     (3 )     (166.7 )
    Income from bank owned life insurance     8       10       (20.0 )     16       19       (15.8 )
    Other     1,406       573       145.4       2,281       1,373       66.1  
    Total non-interest income     (10,705 )     5,598       (291.2 )     (4,816 )     11,255       (142.8 )
                             
    Non-interest expense:                        
    Salaries and wages     7,579       6,823       11.1       14,788       13,839       6.9  
    Pension and other employee benefits     2,112       2,078       1.6       4,034       4,160       (3.0 )
    Other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits     (113 )     (232 )     51.3       (226 )     (464 )     51.3  
    Net occupancy     1,431       1,445       (1.0 )     2,964       2,938       0.9  
    Furniture and equipment     455       397       14.6       828       795       4.2  
    Data processing     2,563       2,297       11.6       5,097       4,870       4.7  
    Professional services     805       558       44.3       1,443       1,117       29.2  
    Marketing and advertising     351       388       (9.5 )     690       733       (5.9 )
    Other real estate owned expense     3       12       (75.0 )     14       61       (77.0 )
    FDIC insurance     434       516       (15.9 )     873       1,093       (20.1 )
    Loan expense     296       200       48.0       574       455       26.2  
    Other     1,853       1,737       6.7       3,617       3,320       8.9  
    Total non-interest expense     17,769       16,219       9.6       34,696       32,917       5.4  
                                                     
    Income before income tax expense     (8,811 )     6,261       (240.7 )     (1,124 )     15,349       (107.3 )
    Income tax expense     (2,359 )     1,274       (285.2 )     (695 )     3,312       (121.0 )
    Net income   $ (6,452 )   $ 4,987       (229.4 )   $ (429 )   $ 12,037       (103.6 )
                             
    Basic and diluted earnings per share   $ (1.35 )   $ 1.05         $ (0.09 )   $ 2.53      
    Cash dividends declared per share   $ 0.32     $ 0.31         $ 0.64     $ 0.62      
    Average basic and diluted shares outstanding     4,808       4,770           4,798       4,767      
                             
                             
    N/M – Not Meaningful                        
                             
    Chemung Financial Corporation   As of or for the Three Months Ended   As of or for the
    Six Months Ended
    Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)   June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands, except per share data)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024   2025   2024
    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS                            
    Interest income   $ 33,034     $ 31,698     $ 32,597     $ 32,362     $ 31,386     $ 64,732     $ 62,605  
    Interest expense     12,226       11,881       12,776       13,974       13,625       24,107       26,755  
    Net interest income     20,808       19,817       19,821       18,388       17,761       40,625       35,850  
    Provision (credit) for credit losses     1,145       1,092       551       564       879       2,237       (1,161 )
    Net interest income after provision for credit losses     19,663       18,725       19,270       17,824       16,882       38,388       37,011  
    Non-interest income     (10,705 )     5,889       6,056       5,919       5,598       (4,816 )     11,255  
    Non-interest expense     17,769       16,927       17,823       16,510       16,219       34,696       32,917  
    Income before income tax expense     (8,811 )     7,687       7,503       7,233       6,261       (1,124 )     15,349  
    Income tax expense     (2,359 )     1,664       1,589       1,513       1,274       (695 )     3,312  
    Net income   $ (6,452 )   $ 6,023     $ 5,914     $ 5,720     $ 4,987     $ (429 )   $ 12,037  
                                                             
    Basic and diluted earnings per share   $ (1.35 )   $ 1.26     $ 1.24     $ 1.19     $ 1.05     $ (0.09 )   $ 2.53  
    Average basic and diluted shares outstanding     4,808       4,791       4,774       4,773       4,770       4,798       4,767  
    PERFORMANCE RATIOS                            
    Return on average assets     (0.92 %)     0.88 %     0.85 %     0.83 %     0.73 %     (0.03 %)     0.89 %
    Return on average equity     (11.29 %)     10.96 %     10.73 %     10.81 %     10.27 %     (0.38 %)     12.37 %
    Return on average tangible equity (a)     (12.48 %)     12.15 %     11.92 %     12.07 %     11.56 %     (0.42 %)     13.93 %
    Efficiency ratio (unadjusted) (e)     175.88 %     65.85 %     68.88 %     67.92 %     69.43 %     96.89 %     69.88 %
    Efficiency ratio (adjusted) (a)     65.69 %     65.64 %     68.64 %     67.69 %     69.19 %     65.67 %     69.64 %
    Non-interest expense to average assets     2.54 %     2.47 %     2.57 %     2.39 %     2.38 %     2.50 %     2.42 %
    Loans to deposits     86.37 %     86.20 %     86.42 %     82.78 %     83.26 %     86.37 %     83.26 %
    YIELDS / RATES – Fully Taxable Equivalent                                                        
    Yield on loans     5.61 %     5.49 %     5.61 %     5.65 %     5.52 %     5.55 %     5.51 %
    Yield on investments     2.27 %     2.26 %     2.29 %     2.21 %     2.27 %     2.26 %     2.31 %
    Yield on interest-earning assets     4.83 %     4.72 %     4.79 %     4.78 %     4.69 %     4.78 %     4.69 %
    Cost of interest-bearing deposits     2.45 %     2.48 %     2.67 %     2.88 %     2.86 %     2.47 %     2.80 %
    Cost of borrowings     4.90 %     4.54 %     4.74 %     5.08 %     5.04 %     4.76 %     5.10 %
    Cost of interest-bearing liabilities     2.57 %     2.55 %     2.73 %     2.97 %     2.94 %     2.56 %     2.90 %
    Cost of funds     1.94 %     1.92 %     2.04 %     2.24 %     2.20 %     1.93 %     2.16 %
    Interest rate spread     2.26 %     2.17 %     2.06 %     1.81 %     1.75 %     2.22 %     1.79 %
    Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent     3.05 %     2.96 %     2.92 %     2.72 %     2.66 %     3.00 %     2.69 %
    CAPITAL                                                        
    Total equity to total assets at end of period     8.24 %     8.16 %     7.76 %     7.95 %     7.30 %     8.24 %     7.30 %
    Tangible equity to tangible assets at end of period (a)     7.53 %     7.44 %     7.02 %     7.22 %     6.56 %     7.53 %     6.56 %
    Book value per share   $ 48.85     $ 47.49     $ 45.13     $ 46.22     $ 42.17     $ 48.85     $ 42.17  
    Tangible book value per share (a)     44.31       42.95       40.55       41.65       37.59       44.31       37.59  
    Period-end market value per share     48.47       47.57       48.81       48.02       48.00       48.47       48.00  
    Dividends declared per share     0.32       0.32       0.31       0.31       0.31       0.64       0.62  
    AVERAGE BALANCES                                                        
    Loans and loans held for sale (b)   $ 2,108,557     $ 2,077,739     $ 2,046,270     $ 2,020,280     $ 2,009,823     $ 2,093,233     $ 1,999,504  
    Interest-earning assets     2,749,856       2,729,661       2,711,995       2,699,968       2,699,402       2,739,813       2,690,230  
    Total assets     2,802,226       2,784,414       2,761,875       2,751,392       2,740,967       2,793,369       2,732,679  
    Deposits     2,432,713       2,445,597       2,446,662       2,410,735       2,419,169       2,439,119       2,410,692  
    Total equity     229,161       222,802       219,254       210,421       195,375       225,999       195,618  
    Tangible equity (a)     207,337       200,978       197,430       188,597       173,551       204,175       173,794  
    ASSET QUALITY                                                        
    Net charge-offs   $ 992     $ 262     $ 594     $ 78     $ 306     $ 1,254     $ 488  
    Non-performing loans (c)     8,237       9,881       8,954       10,545       8,195       8,237       8,195  
    Non-performing assets (d)     8,447       10,282       9,606       11,134       8,872       8,447       8,872  
    Allowance for credit losses     22,665       22,522       21,388       21,441       21,031       22,665       21,031  
    Annualized net charge-offs to average loans     0.19 %     0.05 %     0.12 %     0.02 %     0.06 %     0.12 %     0.05 %
    Non-performing loans to total loans     0.39 %     0.47 %     0.43 %     0.52 %     0.41 %     0.39 %     0.41 %
    Non-performing assets to total assets     0.30 %     0.37 %     0.35 %     0.40 %     0.32 %     0.30 %     0.32 %
    Allowance for credit losses to total loans     1.06 %     1.07 %     1.03 %     1.06 %     1.05 %     1.06 %     1.05 %
    Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans     275.16 %     227.93 %     238.87 %     203.33 %     256.63 %     275.16 %     256.63 %
                                                             
    (a) See the GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations.
    (b) Loans and loans held for sale do not reflect the allowance for credit losses.
    (c) Non-performing loans include nonaccrual loans only.
    (d) Non-performing assets include non-performing loans plus other real estate owned and repossessed vehicles.
    (e) Efficiency ratio (unadjusted) is non-interest expense divided by the total of net interest income plus non-interest income.
                                                             
    Chemung Financial Corporation
    Average Consolidated Balance Sheets & Net Interest Income Analysis and Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income (Unaudited)
                                         
        Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2025
      Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2024
      Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2025 vs. 2024
    (in thousands)   Average
    Balance
      Interest   Yield /
    Rate
      Average
    Balance
      Interest   Yield /
    Rate
      Total
    Change
      Due to
    Volume
      Due to
    Rate
                                         
    Interest-earning assets:                                    
    Commercial loans   $ 1,568,239     $ 22,909       5.86 %   $ 1,439,085     $ 21,005       5.87 %   $ 1,904     $ 1,939     $ (35 )
    Residential mortgage loans     276,391       2,847       4.13 %     273,482       2,569       3.76 %     278       27       251  
    Consumer loans     263,927       3,727       5.66 %     297,256       3,996       5.41 %     (269 )     (453 )     184  
    Taxable securities     533,573       2,533       1.90 %     620,201       3,254       2.11 %     (721 )     (421 )     (300 )
    Tax-exempt securities     31,967       239       3.00 %     39,567       276       2.81 %     (37 )     (55 )     18  
    Interest-earning deposits     75,759       855       4.53 %     29,811       367       4.95 %     488       521       (33 )
    Total interest-earning assets     2,749,856       33,110       4.83 %     2,699,402       31,467       4.69 %     1,643       1,558       85  
                                         
    Non interest-earning assets:                                    
    Cash and due from banks     25,005               25,054                      
    Other assets     49,911               37,120                      
    Allowance for credit losses     (22,546 )             (20,609 )                    
    Total assets   $ 2,802,226             $ 2,740,967                      
                                         
    Interest-bearing liabilities:                                    
    Interest-bearing checking   $ 334,957     $ 1,297       1.55 %   $ 305,620     $ 1,391       1.83 %   $ (94 )   $ 128     $ (222 )
    Savings and money market     867,723       4,237       1.96 %     854,456       4,317       2.03 %     (80 )     68       (148 )
    Time deposits     519,181       4,536       3.50 %     529,063       5,643       4.29 %     (1,107 )     (102 )     (1,005 )
    Brokered deposits     92,826       1,006       4.35 %     101,182       1,360       5.41 %     (354 )     (105 )     (249 )
    FHLBNY overnight advances     4,381       50       4.58 %     10,824       151       5.52 %     (101 )     (79 )     (22 )
    Term advances and other debt     79,413       893       4.51 %     61,809       763       4.96 %     130       204       (74 )
    Subordinated debt     10,254       207       8.10 %               N/A     207       207        
    Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,908,735       12,226       2.57 %     1,862,954       13,625       2.94 %     (1,399 )     321       (1,720 )
                                         
    Non interest-bearing liabilities:                                    
    Demand deposits     618,026               628,848                      
    Other liabilities     46,304               53,790                      
    Total liabilities     2,573,065               2,545,592                      
    Shareholders’ equity     229,161               195,375                      
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 2,802,226             $ 2,740,967                      
                                         
    Fully taxable equivalent net interest income         20,884               17,842         $ 3,042     $ 1,237     $ 1,805  
    Net interest rate spread (1)             2.26 %             1.75 %            
    Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (2)             3.05 %             2.66 %            
    Taxable equivalent adjustment         (76 )             (81 )                
    Net interest income       $ 20,808             $ 17,761                  
                                         
    (1) Net interest rate spread is the difference in the average yield on interest-earning assets less the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
    (2) Net interest margin is the ratio of fully taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
     
    Chemung Financial Corporation
    Average Consolidated Balance Sheets & Net Interest Income Analysis and Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income (Unaudited)
                                         
        Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2025
      Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2024
      Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2025 vs. 2024
        Average
    Balance
      Interest   Yield /
    Rate
      Average
    Balance
      Interest   Yield /
    Rate
      Total
    Change
      Due to
    Volume
      Due to
    Rate
    (in thousands)                                    
    Interest-earning assets:                                    
    Commercial loans   $ 1,548,741     $ 44,605       5.81 %   $ 1,423,018     $ 41,647       5.89 %   $ 2,958     $ 3,543     $ (585 )
    Residential mortgage loans     275,960       5,548       4.05 %     275,571       5,166       3.75 %     382       6       376  
    Consumer loans     268,532       7,478       5.62 %     300,915       8,012       5.35 %     (534 )     (912 )     378  
    Taxable securities     558,952       5,559       2.01 %     626,747       6,814       2.19 %     (1,255 )     (713 )     (542 )
    Tax-exempt securities     34,846       518       3.00 %     39,916       558       2.81 %     (40 )     (76 )     36  
    Interest-earning deposits     52,782       1,180       4.51 %     24,063       573       4.79 %     607       642       (35 )
    Total interest-earning assets     2,739,813       64,888       4.78 %     2,690,230       62,770       4.69 %     2,118       2,490       (372 )
                                         
    Non interest-earning assets:                                    
    Cash and due from banks     25,527               25,154                      
    Other assets     50,083               38,893                      
    Allowance for credit losses     (22,054 )             (21,598 )                    
    Total assets   $ 2,793,369             $ 2,732,679                      
                                         
    Interest-bearing liabilities:                                    
    Interest-bearing checking   $ 335,556     $ 2,601       1.56 %   $ 306,758     $ 2,725       1.79 %   $ (124 )   $ 243     $ (367 )
    Savings and money market     863,354       8,103       1.89 %     859,785       8,583       2.01 %     (480 )     36       (516 )
    Time deposits     517,045       9,239       3.60 %     505,512       10,547       4.20 %     (1,308 )     234       (1,542 )
    Brokered deposits     102,777       2,289       4.49 %     111,295       3,001       5.42 %     (712 )     (220 )     (492 )
    FHLBNY overnight advances     12,535       285       4.58 %     22,849       639       5.53 %     (354 )     (256 )     (98 )
    Term advances and other debt     61,780       1,383       4.51 %     51,638       1,260       4.91 %     123       231       (108 )
    Subordinated debt     5,155       207       8.10 %               N/A     207       207        
    Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,898,202       24,107       2.56 %     1,857,837       26,755       2.90 %     (2,648 )     475       (3,123 )
                                         
    Non interest-bearing liabilities:                                    
    Demand deposits     620,387               627,342                      
    Other liabilities     48,781               51,882                      
    Total liabilities     2,567,370               2,537,061                      
    Shareholders’ equity     225,999               195,618                      
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 2,793,369             $ 2,732,679                      
                                         
    Fully taxable equivalent net interest income         40,781               36,015         $ 4,766     $ 2,015     $ 2,751  
    Net interest rate spread (1)             2.22 %             1.79 %            
    Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (2)             3.00 %             2.69 %            
    Taxable equivalent adjustment         (156 )             (165 )                
    Net interest income       $ 40,625             $ 35,850                  
                                         
    (1) Net interest rate spread is the difference in the average yield on interest-earning assets less the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
    (2) Net interest margin is the ratio of fully taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
     
    Chemung Financial Corporation
    Average Consolidated Balance Sheets & Net Interest Income Analysis and Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income (Unaudited)
                                         
        Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2025
      Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2025
      Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2025 vs. March 31, 2025
        Average
    Balance
      Interest   Yield /
    Rate
      Average
    Balance
      Interest   Yield /
    Rate
      Total
    Change
      Due to
    Volume
      Due to
    Rate
    (in thousands)                                    
    Interest-earning assets:                                    
    Commercial loans   $ 1,568,239     $ 22,909       5.86 %   $ 1,529,028     $ 21,696       5.75 %   $ 1,213     $ 695     $ 518  
    Residential mortgage loans     276,391       2,847       4.13 %     275,524       2,701       3.98 %     146       12       134  
    Consumer loans     263,927       3,727       5.66 %     273,187       3,751       5.57 %     (24 )     (99 )     75  
    Taxable securities     533,573       2,533       1.90 %     584,614       3,026       2.10 %     (493 )     (235 )     (258 )
    Tax-exempt securities     31,967       239       3.00 %     37,758       279       3.00 %     (40 )     (40 )      
    Interest-earning deposits     75,759       855       4.53 %     29,550       325       4.46 %     530       525       5  
    Total interest-earning assets     2,749,856       33,110       4.83 %     2,729,661       31,778       4.72 %     1,332       858       474  
                                         
    Non interest-earning assets:                                    
    Cash and due from banks     25,005               26,055                      
    Other assets     49,911               50,256                      
    Allowance for credit losses     (22,546 )             (21,558 )                    
    Total assets   $ 2,802,226             $ 2,784,414                      
                                         
    Interest-bearing liabilities:                                    
    Interest-bearing checking   $ 334,957     $ 1,297       1.55 %   $ 336,162     $ 1,303       1.57 %   $ (6 )   $ (1 )   $ (5 )
    Savings and money market     867,723       4,237       1.96 %     858,937       3,866       1.83 %     371       47       324  
    Time deposits     519,181       4,536       3.50 %     514,884       4,704       3.71 %     (168 )     48       (216 )
    Brokered deposits     92,826       1,006       4.35 %     112,840       1,283       4.61 %     (277 )     (210 )     (67 )
    FHLBNY overnight advances     4,381       50       4.58 %     20,781       236       4.61 %     (186 )     (184 )     (2 )
    Term advances and other debt     79,413       893       4.51 %     43,950       489       4.51 %     404       404        
    Subordinated debt     10,254       207       8.10 %               N/A     207       207        
    Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,908,735       12,226       2.57 %     1,887,554       11,881       2.55 %     345       311       34  
                                         
    Non interest-bearing liabilities:                                    
    Demand deposits     618,026               622,774                      
    Other liabilities     46,304               51,284                      
    Total liabilities     2,573,065               2,561,612                      
    Shareholders’ equity     229,161               222,802                      
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 2,802,226             $ 2,784,414                      
                                         
    Fully taxable equivalent net interest income         20,884               19,897         $ 987     $ 547     $ 440  
    Net interest rate spread (1)             2.26 %             2.17 %            
    Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (2)             3.05 %             2.96 %            
    Taxable equivalent adjustment         (76 )             (80 )                
    Net interest income       $ 20,808             $ 19,817                  
                                         
    (1) Net interest rate spread is the difference in the average yield on interest-earning assets less the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
    (2) Net interest margin is the ratio of fully taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
     

    Chemung Financial Corporation

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited)

    The Corporation prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP. See the Corporation’s unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income contained within this press release. That presentation provides the reader with an understanding of the Corporation’s results that can be tracked consistently from period-to-period and enables a comparison of the Corporation’s performance with other companies’ GAAP financial statements.

    In addition to analyzing the Corporation’s results on a reported basis, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, because it believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information to investors about the underlying operational performance and trends of the Corporation and, therefore, facilitate a comparison of the Corporation with the performance of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Corporation may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

    The SEC has adopted Regulation G, which applies to all public disclosures, including earnings releases, made by registered companies that contain “non-GAAP financial measures.” Under Regulation G, companies making public disclosures containing non-GAAP financial measures must also disclose, along with each non-GAAP financial measure, certain additional information, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the closest comparable GAAP financial measure and a statement of the Corporation’s reasons for utilizing the non-GAAP financial measure as part of its financial disclosures. The SEC has exempted from the definition of “non-GAAP financial measures” certain commonly used financial measures that are not based on GAAP. When these exempted measures are included in public disclosures, supplemental information is not required. The following measures used in this Report, which are commonly utilized by financial institutions, have not been specifically exempted by the SEC and may constitute “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of the SEC’s rules, although we are unable to state with certainty that the SEC would so regard them.

    Fully Taxable Equivalent Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

    Net interest income is commonly presented on a tax-equivalent basis. That is, to the extent that some component of the institution’s net interest income, which is presented on a before-tax basis, is exempt from taxation (e.g., is received by the institution as a result of its holdings of state or municipal obligations), an amount equal to the tax benefit derived from that component is added to the actual before-tax net interest income total. This adjustment is considered helpful in comparing one financial institution’s net interest income to that of other institutions or in analyzing any institution’s net interest income trend line over time, to correct any analytical distortion that might otherwise arise from the fact that financial institutions vary widely in the proportions of their portfolios that are invested in tax-exempt securities, and that even a single institution may significantly alter over time the proportion of its own portfolio that is invested in tax-exempt obligations. Moreover, net interest income is itself a component of a second financial measure commonly used by financial institutions, net interest margin, which is the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets. For purposes of this measure as well, fully taxable equivalent net interest income is generally used by financial institutions, as opposed to actual net interest income, again to provide a better basis of comparison from institution to institution and to better demonstrate a single institution’s performance over time. The Corporation follows these practices.

                            As of or for the
        As of or for the Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
        June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands, except ratio data)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024   2025   2024
    NET INTEREST MARGIN – FULLY TAXABLE EQUIVALENT                            
    Net interest income (GAAP)   $20,808     $19,817     $19,821     $18,388     $17,761     $40,625     $35,850  
    Fully taxable equivalent adjustment     76       80       88       83       81       156       165  
    Fully taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)   $20,884     $19,897     $19,909     $18,471     $17,842     $40,781     $36,015  
                                 
    Average interest-earning assets (GAAP)   $2,749,856     $2,729,661     $2,711,995     $2,699,968     $2,699,402     $2,739,813     $2,690,230  
                                 
    Net interest margin – fully taxable equivalent (non-GAAP)     3.05 %     2.96 %     2.92 %     2.72 %     2.66 %     3.00 %     2.69 %
                                                             

    Efficiency Ratio

    The unadjusted efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and non-interest income). The adjusted efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure which represents the Corporation’s ability to turn resources into revenue and is calculated as non-interest expense divided by total revenue (fully taxable equivalent net interest income and non-interest income), adjusted for one-time occurrences and amortization. This measure is meaningful to the Corporation, as well as investors and analysts, in assessing the Corporation’s productivity measured by the amount of revenue generated for each dollar spent.

                            As of or for the
        As of or for the Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
        June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands, except ratio data)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024   2025   2024
    EFFICIENCY RATIO                            
    Net interest income (GAAP)   $20,808     $19,817     $19,821     $18,388     $17,761     $40,625     $35,850  
    Fully taxable equivalent adjustment     76       80       88       83       81       156       165  
    Fully taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)   $20,884     $19,897     $19,909     $18,471     $17,842     $40,781     $36,015  
                                 
    Non-interest income (GAAP)   $(10,705 )   $5,889     $6,056     $5,919     $5,598     $(4,816 )   $11,255  
    Less: net (gains) losses on security transactions     17,498                               17,498        
    Less: (gain) loss on sale of branch property (net of tax)     (629 )                             (629 )      
    Adjusted non-interest income (non-GAAP)   $6,164     $5,889     $6,056     $5,919     $5,598     $12,053     $11,255  
                                 
    Non-interest expense (GAAP)   $17,769     $16,927     $17,823     $16,510     $16,219     $34,696     $32,917  
                                 
    Efficiency ratio (unadjusted)     175.88 %     65.85 %     68.88 %     67.92 %     69.43 %     96.89 %     69.88 %
    Efficiency ratio (adjusted)     65.69 %     65.64 %     68.64 %     67.69 %     69.19 %     65.67 %     69.64 %
                                                             

    Tangible Equity and Tangible Assets (Period-End)

    Tangible equity, tangible assets, and tangible book value per share are each non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible equity represents the Corporation’s stockholders’ equity, less goodwill and intangible assets. Tangible assets represents the Corporation’s total assets, less goodwill and other intangible assets. Tangible book value per share represents the Corporation’s tangible equity divided by common shares at period-end. These measures are meaningful to the Corporation, as well as investors and analysts, in assessing the Corporation’s use of equity.

                            As of or for the
        As of or for the Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
        June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands, except per share and ratio data)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024   2025   2024
    TANGIBLE EQUITY AND TANGIBLE ASSETS                            
    (PERIOD END)                            
    Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP)   $ 234,966     $ 228,306     $ 215,309     $ 220,654     $ 201,222     $ 234,966     $ 201,222  
    Less: intangible assets     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )
    Tangible equity (non-GAAP)   $ 213,142     $ 206,482     $ 193,485     $ 198,830     $ 179,398     $ 213,142     $ 179,398  
                                 
    Total assets (GAAP)   $ 2,852,488     $ 2,796,725     $ 2,776,147     $ 2,774,215     $ 2,755,813     $ 2,852,488     $ 2,755,813  
    Less: intangible assets     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )
    Tangible assets (non-GAAP)   $ 2,830,664     $ 2,774,901     $ 2,754,323     $ 2,752,391     $ 2,733,989     $ 2,830,664     $ 2,733,989  
                                 
    Total equity to total assets at end of period (GAAP)     8.24 %     8.16 %     7.76 %     7.95 %     7.30 %     8.24 %     7.30 %
    Book value per share (GAAP)   $ 48.85     $ 47.49     $ 45.13     $ 46.22     $ 42.17     $ 48.85     $ 42.17  
                                 
    Tangible equity to tangible assets at end of period (non-GAAP)     7.53 %     7.44 %     7.02 %     7.22 %     6.56 %     7.53 %     6.56 %
    Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)   $ 44.31     $ 42.95     $ 40.55     $ 41.65     $ 37.59     $ 44.31     $ 37.59  
                                                             

    Tangible Equity (Average)

    Average tangible equity and return on average tangible equity are each non-GAAP financial measures. Average tangible equity represents the Corporation’s average stockholders’ equity, less average goodwill and intangible assets for the period. Return on average tangible equity measures the Corporation’s earnings as a percentage of average tangible equity. These measures are meaningful to the Corporation, as well as investors and analysts, in assessing the Corporation’s use of equity.

                            As of or for the
        As of or for the Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
        June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands, except ratio data)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024   2025   2024
    TANGIBLE EQUITY (AVERAGE)                            
    Total average shareholders’ equity (GAAP)   $ 229,161     $ 222,802     $ 219,254     $ 210,421     $ 195,375     $ 225,999     $ 195,618  
    Less: average intangible assets     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )     (21,824 )
    Average tangible equity (non-GAAP)   $ 207,337     $ 200,978     $ 197,430     $ 188,597     $ 173,551     $ 204,175     $ 173,794  
                                 
    Return on average equity (GAAP)     (11.29 %)     10.96 %     10.73 %     10.81 %     10.27 %     (0.38 %)     12.37 %
    Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)     (12.48 %)     12.15 %     11.92 %     12.07 %     11.56 %     (0.42 %)     13.93 %
                                                             

    Adjustments for Certain Items of Income or Expense

    In addition to disclosures of certain GAAP financial measures, including net income, EPS, ROA, and ROE, we may also provide comparative disclosures that adjust these GAAP financial measures for a particular period by removing from the calculation thereof the impact of certain transactions or other material items of income or expense occurring during the period, including certain nonrecurring items. The Corporation believes that the resulting non-GAAP financial measures may improve an understanding of its results of operations by separating out any such transactions or items that may have had a disproportionate positive or negative impact on the Corporation’s financial results during the particular period in question. In the Corporation’s presentation of any such non-GAAP (adjusted) financial measures not specifically discussed in the preceding paragraphs, the Corporation supplies the supplemental financial information and explanations required under Regulation G.

                            As of or for the
        As of or for the Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
        June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    (in thousands, except per share and ratio data)   2025   2025   2024   2024   2024   2025   2024
    NON-GAAP NET INCOME                            
    Reported net income (GAAP)   $ (6,452 )   $ 6,023     $ 5,914     $ 5,720     $ 4,987     $ (429 )   $ 12,037  
    Net (gains) losses on security transactions (net of tax)     13,237                               13,237        
    Net (gain) loss on sale of branch property (net of tax)     (463 )                             (463 )      
    Net income (non-GAAP)   $ 6,322     $ 6,023     $ 5,914     $ 5,720     $ 4,987     $ 12,345     $ 12,037  
                                 
    Average basic and diluted shares outstanding     4,808       4,791       4,774       4,773       4,770       4,798       4,767  
                                 
    Reported basic and diluted earnings per share (GAAP)   $ (1.35 )   $ 1.26     $ 1.24     $ 1.19     $ 1.05     $ (0.09 )   $ 2.53  
    Reported return on average assets (GAAP)     (0.92 %)     0.88 %     0.85 %     0.83 %     0.73 %      (0.03 %)     0.89 %
    Reported return on average equity (GAAP)     (11.29 %)     10.96 %     10.73 %     10.81 %     10.27 %     (0.38 %)     12.37 %
                                 
    Basic and diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)   $ 1.31     $ 1.26     $ 1.24     $ 1.19     $ 1.05     $ 2.57     $ 2.53  
    Return on average assets (non-GAAP)     0.90 %     0.88 %     0.85 %     0.83 %     0.73 %     0.89 %     0.89 %
    Return on average equity (non-GAAP)     11.07 %     10.96 %     10.73 %     10.81 %     10.27 %     11.02 %     12.37 %
                                                             

    For further information contact:
    Dale M. McKim, III, EVP and CFO
    dmckim@chemungcanal.com
    Phone: 607-737-3714

    Category: Financial

    Source: Chemung Financial Corp

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: AI with Intention: A Catalyst for Purpose-Driven Innovation

    Source: Samsung

    Start a conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and you’re bound to hear a litany of concerns and fears. But, what if the most important conversation about AI isn’t what it can do—but how we choose to use it?
    Technology’s superpower lies in how it helps people—how it connects us, supports our everyday lives, and opens doors for the next generation of innovators and changemakers. And right now, AI is one of the most exciting and powerful technologies shaping our world.
    In a new Fast Company opinion article, Samsung Electronics America’s CMO, Allison Stransky, shares how AI can expand access, empower the next generation of changemakers, and help businesses innovate more responsibly, “I’m always ready to be an advocate for the transformative power of AI to help create positive change – and an advocate of ‘AI for Good.’”

     AI FOR GOOD: Samsung Electronics America CMO Allison Stransky spotlights student-led AI innovations—from cancer detection to smart wound care—that earned national honors in the Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition.
    The power of AI stems from its ability to unite creativity and personalization at scale. When implemented from a purpose-driven place, AI can be a tremendous positive force. And the real impact happens when this technology is used by curious, creative people with a passion for solving real problems – who want to do that with the clear purpose of fostering positive change and reimagining what’s possible. When empathy and innovation come together, that’s where AI turbocharges our ability to be a force for good.

    According to Allison, “It’s vital that people begin seeing AI as a strategic tool, not a shortcut or a replacement for learning. Young innovators shouldn’t use AI just for the sake of it. Instead, they should consider that the most powerful impact often comes from addressing small, overlooked problems that can make a big difference in people’s lives.”
    While there’s still much to learn about AI, one thing’s for certain: its rapid evolution means today’s innovations are just the beginning. To stay ahead, businesses must go beyond the hype and design AI strategies rooted in empathy, relevance, and long-term impact. We’ll be living in a world shaped by the choices we make today. So, let’s build with intention and purpose—because the future we want depends on it.
    Read Allison’s full Fast Company byline here.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: ‘Don’t tell me!’ Why some people love spoilers – and others will run a mile

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anjum Naweed, Professor of Human Factors, CQUniversity Australia

    DreamBig/Shutterstock, The Conversation

    This article contains spoilers!

    I once leapt out of a train carriage because two strangers were loudly discussing the ending of the last Harry Potter book. Okay – I didn’t leap, but I did plug my ears and flee to another carriage.

    Recently, I found myself in a similar predicament, trapped on a bus, entirely at the mercy of two passengers dissecting the Severance season two finale.

    But not everyone shares my spoiler anxiety. I have friends who flip to the last page of a book before they’ve read the first one, or who look up the ending before hitting play. According to them, they simply need to know.

    So why do some of us crave surprise and suspense, while others find comfort in instant resolution?

    What’s in a spoiler?

    Spoilers have become a cultural flashpoint in the age of streaming, social media and shared fandoms.

    Researchers define “spoiler” as undesired information about how a narrative’s arc will conclude. I often hear “spoilers!” interjected mid-sentence, a desperate protest to protect narrative ignorance.

    Hitchcock’s twist-heavy Psycho elevated spoiler sensitivity. Its release came with an anti-spoilers policy including strict viewing times, lobby warnings recorded by the auteur himself, and even real policemen urging “total enjoyment”. A bold ad campaign implored audiences against “cheating yourselves”.

    The twists were fiercely protected.

    Even the Star Wars cast didn’t know Darth Vader’s paternity twist until premiere night. Avenger’s Endgame filmed multiple endings and used fake scripting to mislead its stars. And Andrew Garfield flat-out lied about his return to Spider-Man: No Way Home – a performance worthy of an Oscar – all for the sake of fan surprise and enjoyment.

    But do spoilers actually ruin the fun, or just shift how we experience it?

    The satisfaction of a good ending

    In 2014, a Dutch study found that viewers of unspoiled stories experienced greater emotional arousal and enjoyment. Spoilers may complete our “mental models” of the plot, making us less driven to engage, process events, or savour the unfolding story.

    But we are also likely to overestimate the negative effect of a spoiler on our enjoyment. In 2016, a series of studies involving short stories, mystery fiction and films found that spoiled participants still reported high levels of enjoyment – because once we’re immersed, emotional connection tends to eclipse what we already know.

    But suspense and enjoyment are complex bedfellows.

    American media psychology trailblazer Dolf Zillmann said that suspense builds tension and excitement, but we only enjoy that tension once the ending lands well.

    The thrill isn’t fun while we’re hanging in uncertainty – it’s the satisfying resolution that retroactively makes it feel good.

    That could be why we scramble for an “ending explained” when a film or show drops the ball on closure. We’re trying to resolve uncertainty and settle our emotions.

    Spoilers can also take the pressure off. A 2009 study of Lost fans found those who looked up how an episode would end actually enjoyed it more. The researchers found it reduced cognitive pressure, and gave them more room to reflect and soak in the story.

    Spoilers put the audience back in the driver’s seat – even if filmmakers would rather keep hold of the wheel. People may seek spoilers out of curiosity or impatience, but sometimes it’s a quiet rebellion: a way to push back against the control creators hold over when and how things unfold.

    That’s why spoilers are fertile ground for power dynamics. Ethicists even liken being spoiled to kind of moral trespass: how dare someone else make that decision for me?!

    But whether you avoid spoilers or seek them out, the motive is often the same: a need to feel in control.

    Shaping your emotions

    Spoiler avoiders crave affect: they want emotional transportation.

    When suspense is part of the pleasure, control means choosing when and how that knowledge lands. There’s a mental challenge to be had in riding the story as it unfolds, and a joy in seeing it click into place.

    That’s why people get protective, and even chatter about long-aired shows can spark outrage. It’s an attempt to police the commentary and preserve the experience for those still waiting to be transported.

    Spoiler seekers want control too, just a different kind. They’re not avoiding emotion, they’re just managing it. A spoiler affords control over our negative emotions, but also softens the blow, and inoculates us against anxiety.

    Psychologists dub this a “non-cognitive desensitisation strategy” to manage surprise, a kind of “emotional spoiler shield” to protect our attachments to shows and characters, and remind us that TV, film and book narratives are not real when storylines hit close to home.

    Knowing what happens turns into a subtle form of self-regulation.

    So, what did I do when Severance spoilers floated by? Did I get off the bus? Nope, I stayed put and faced the beast. As I tried to make sense of the unfamiliar plot points (The macrodata means what? Mark stays where?), I found the unexpected chance to dive deeper.

    Maybe surprise is not the sum of what makes something entertaining and worth engaging with. Spoiler alert! It’s good to have an end to journey towards, but it’s the journey that matters, in the end.

    Anjum Naweed does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    ref. ‘Don’t tell me!’ Why some people love spoilers – and others will run a mile – https://theconversation.com/dont-tell-me-why-some-people-love-spoilers-and-others-will-run-a-mile-256803

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  • MIL-OSI: onsemi to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) plans to announce its financial results for the second quarter, which ended July 4, 2025, before the market opens on Monday, August 4, 2025.

    The company will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 4, 2025, following the release of its financial results. Investors and interested parties can access the conference call in the following manner:

    • Webcast: A live webcast of the conference call will be available via the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website at http://www.onsemi.com. The re-broadcast of the call will be available at this site approximately one hour following the live broadcast and will remain available for 30 days.
    • Teleconference: Investors and interested parties can also access the conference call by pre-registering here.


    About onsemi

    onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. onsemi offers a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, delivering intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way to creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world. onsemi is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index® and S&P 500® index. Learn more about onsemi at www.onsemi.com.

    onsemi and the onsemi logo are trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

    Contacts
            
    Krystal Heaton
    Director, Head of Public Relations
    onsemi
    (480) 242-6943
    Krystal.Heaton@onsemi.com

    Parag Agarwal
    Vice President – Investor Relations & Corporate Development
    onsemi
    (602) 244-3437
    investor@onsemi.com                                        

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  • MIL-OSI: NI Holdings, Inc. Announces Leadership Appointment

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FARGO, N.D., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”, NASDAQ: NODK) today announced a strategic leadership appointment to support the Company’s long-term growth and execution of its core business strategies.

    Kelly Dawson has recently joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. In this newly created role, Kelly will have oversight of all aspects of human resources, including talent acquisition, employee engagement, compliance and organizational development. She brings over 20 years of human resources experience, including leadership roles at multiple companies. She holds a master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University and an undergraduate degree from Stetson University.

    “We’re thrilled to welcome Kelly to both the Company and our leadership team,” said Seth Daggett, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Bringing Kelly on board is a meaningful step in our ongoing commitment to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional talent that will help support the Company’s initiatives. Kelly’s deep and diverse experience will be a tremendous asset as we continue to execute on our strategic priorities.”

    Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Filings
    The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and latest financial supplement can be found on the Company’s website at www.niholdingsinc.com. The Company’s filings with the SEC can also be found at www.sec.gov.

    About the Company
    NI Holdings, Inc. is an insurance holding company. The Company is a North Dakota business corporation that is the stock holding company of Nodak Insurance Company and became such in connection with the conversion of Nodak Mutual Insurance Company from a mutual to stock form of organization and the creation of a mutual holding company. The conversion was consummated on March 13, 2017. Immediately following the conversion, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Nodak Insurance Company were issued to Nodak Mutual Group, Inc., which then contributed the shares to NI Holdings in exchange for 55% of the outstanding shares of common stock of NI Holdings. Nodak Insurance Company then became a wholly-owned stock subsidiary of NI Holdings. NI Holdings’ financial statements are the consolidated financial results of NI Holdings; Nodak Insurance, including Nodak’s wholly-owned subsidiaries American West Insurance Company, Primero Insurance Company, and Battle Creek Insurance Company; Direct Auto Insurance Company; and Westminster Insurance Company until the date of sale.

    Safe Harbor Statement
    Some of the statements included in this news release particularly those relating to the company’s strategies and growth, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially include: our ability to maintain profitable operations, the adequacy of the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, business and economic conditions, interest rates, competition from various insurance and other financial businesses, terrorism, the availability and cost of reinsurance, adverse and catastrophic weather events, including the impacts of climate change, legal and judicial developments, changes in regulatory requirements, our ability to integrate and manage successfully the insurance companies we may acquire from time to time, the impact of inflation on our operating results, and other risks we describe in the periodic reports we file with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update such statements or to announce publicly the results of any revisions that we may make to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

    For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in our SEC reports, including, but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.

    Investor Relations Contact:
    Matt Maki
    Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
    701-212-5976
    IR@nodakins.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Trupanion Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SEATTLE, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trupanion, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUP), a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs, announced today it will report financial results for its 2025 second quarter after the market closes on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The company will host a conference call that day beginning shortly after 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET.

    A live webcast discussing results, guidance and management observations will be available on Trupanion’s Investor Relations site under Investor Events at http://investors.trupanion.com and will be archived online for 3 months upon completion of the conference call. A slide presentation will also be available on the site.

    Participants can access the conference call by dialing 1-844-676-1342 (United States) or 1-412-634-6683 (International). A telephonic replay of the call will also be available after the completion of the call, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (United States) or 1-412-317-6671 (International) and entering the replay pin number: 10200168.

    About Trupanion

    Trupanion is a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs throughout the United States, Canada, and certain countries in Continental Europe with over 1,000,000 pets currently enrolled. For over two decades, Trupanion has given pet owners peace of mind so they can focus on their pet’s recovery, not financial stress. Trupanion is committed to providing pet parents with the highest value in pet medical insurance with unlimited payouts for the life of their pets. With its patented process, Trupanion is the only North American provider with the technology to pay veterinarians directly in seconds at the time of checkout. Trupanion is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “TRUP”. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. Trupanion policies are issued, in the United States, by its wholly owned insurance entity American Pet Insurance Company and, in Canada, by Accelerant Insurance Company of Canada or GPIC Insurance Company. Policies are sold and administered in Canada by Canada Pet Health Insurance Services, Inc. dba Trupanion 309-1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, BC V7J 0A2 and in the United States by Trupanion Managers USA, Inc. (CA license No. 0G22803, NPN 9588590). Canada Pet Health Insurance Services, Inc. is a registered damage insurance agency and claims adjuster in Quebec #603927. For more information, please visit trupanion.com.

    Contacts 

    Laura Bainbridge, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
    Gil Melchior, Director, Investor Relations
    Investor.Relations@trupanion.com

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  • MIL-OSI: South Plains Financial, Inc. Announces 7% Increase to Quarterly Cash Dividend

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LUBBOCK, Texas, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — South Plains Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPFI) (“South Plains”), the parent company of City Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock, a 7% increase from the most recent quarterly cash dividend declared in April 2025. The dividend is payable on August 11, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 28, 2025.

    About South Plains Financial, Inc.

    South Plains is the bank holding company for City Bank, a Texas state-chartered bank headquartered in Lubbock, Texas. City Bank is one of the largest independent banks in West Texas and has additional banking operations in the Dallas, El Paso, Greater Houston, the Permian Basin, and College Station, Texas markets, and the Ruidoso, New Mexico market. South Plains provides a wide range of commercial and consumer financial services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals in its market areas. Its principal business activities include commercial and retail banking, along with investment, trust and mortgage services. Please visit https://www.spfi.bank for more information.

    Contact:

    Mikella Newsom, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary
      investors@city.bank
      (866) 771-3347
       
       

    Source: South Plains Financial, Inc.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Oregon Delegation Slam Trump Education Funding Cuts Harming Schools Across the State

    Source: US Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04)

    July 17, 2025

    For Immediate Release: July 17, 2025 

    WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) joined the rest the Oregon’s democratic federal delegation to demand the Trump Administration reverse its abrupt cutoff of more than $73 million in federal education funds for Oregon, harming afterschool programs, specialized literacy programs, educator training, and support for English language learners at schools.

    “Any withholding of these critical funds will negatively affect the State of Oregon’s efforts to increase academic outcomes for all our students, particularly our multilingual and migrant education students. It will undermine successful initiatives to recruit talented teachers and retain them in our schools, and it will undermine the ability for students to be taught in safe and secure environments. Additionally, withholding funds that support student learning through summer and after-school programs will undermine Oregon’s efforts to help all students thrive in their education,” wrote the lawmakers to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

    The Oregon delegation letter follows Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announcing the state joined a coalition of states to file a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s freezing of these federal education funds. The Administration this week also moved to fire 1,400 Education Department employees, impacting the agency’s ability to perform essential functions such as distributing financial aid and essential federal dollars.

    “Oregon’s school districts are dedicated and efficient stewards of federal dollars, leveraging funds from [these grant programs] to improve student outcomes and serve Oregon’s student population,” they continued. “For example, Neah-Kah-Nie School District in rural Tillamook County uses ESEA Title II, Part A dollars to fund literacy interventionists in their rural elementary schools so students struggling with reading, writing, and comprehension get targeted support. Without Title II dollars, Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district serving more than 44,000 students, will lose the ability to provide critical professional development and support for teachers working in low-income schools with challenging student needs.”

    The lawmakers stressed, “In addition, Hood River Valley School District uses a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant under ESEA Title IV to administer academic support in after-school programs at four Title I schools across this rural region. Similarly, Umatilla School District uses the funds for an after-school program that supports extended learning for roughly half of its K-12 students and provides an opportunity for the students to participate in robotics and a variety of STEAM-focused classes.”

    Merkley and Wyden also previously joined 30 Senate colleagues to demand OMB Director Vought and Secretary McMahon immediately release nearly $7 billion in frozen funding for K-12 schools and adult literacy programs nationwide.

    “We respectfully demand that you abide by the law and immediately release this previously appropriated funding. Oregon’s students are counting on you and so are we,” the lawmakers directed.

    Full text of the Oregon delegation’s letter can be found HERE.

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church

    Source: United Nations 2

    Three people were killed and at least 10 others were injured in the bombing of the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, according to media reports.

    Stephanie Tremblay, a spokesperson for the Secretary-General, noted that the church was both a place of worship and a sanctuary for civilians.

    “Attacks on places of worship are unacceptable. People seeking shelter must be respected and protected, not hit by strikes,” she said during the daily media briefing from New York.

    “Too many lives have already been lost,” she added, before stressing the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

    Strikes continue amid widespread displacement 

    Meanwhile, Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours have hit sites hosting displaced Palestinians, some of whom were injured and killed.

    The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that more than 11,500 people in Gaza were newly displaced between 8-15 July.

    Overall, more than 737,000 people have been uprooted since the latest escalation of hostilities on 18 March, or roughly 35 per cent of the population

    Furthermore, nearly everyone in Gaza has been displaced, in many cases multiple times, since the war began in October 2023.

    Ms. Tremblay reminded journalists that most housing in Gaza is flattened or otherwise unhabitable and families are staying in the open because the UN has not been allowed to bring in tents and other shelter materials since early March.

    Mediterranean swimming ban

    She also highlighted a “worrying development” as humanitarians report that many displaced people are wary of bathing in the Mediterranean Sea after Israeli reinstated a ban prohibiting swimming and fishing.

    “OCHA says that for many, the sea has been their only option to wash, as there is barely any functioning water infrastructure and almost no fuel to pump water, a much-needed outlet in the hot weather in Gaza,” she explained. 

    More fuel needed

    Humanitarians also continue to report that the amount of fuel Israel is allowing into Gaza is still nowhere enough to keep life-saving services operating and shutdowns are a real risk. 

    Ms. Tremblay mentioned “a small but important step” that occurred on Thursday, as the UN was finally allowed to bring in some benzene – used to power ambulances and other critical services – for the first time in more than 135 days.

    “That’s in addition to the limited amounts of diesel allowed over the past week. But it’s not enough,” she said.

    “We are calling for more fuel – both benzene and diesel – to come in regularly. And the ban on shelter materials needs to be lifted immediately. Lives depend on both.” 

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister engages First Nations Rights Holders on the Building Canada Act

    Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister

    Canada’s new government is ready to get our country building major projects again – and projects built in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples will be at the forefront of this work.

    To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the First Nations Major Projects Summit in Gatineau, Québec, to engage First Nations groups on the Building Canada Act and how to most effectively build major projects in partnership with Indigenous Peoples. Over 250 First Nations leaders, regional organizations, and other Rights Holders’ representatives attended the meeting in person and virtually to share their insights, ideas, and priorities.

    The Prime Minister heard from First Nations and discussed how the Building Canada Act was designed to transform the Canadian economy and contribute to greater prosperity for Indigenous communities, through equity and resource management projects. To ensure that these major projects are built in partnership with Indigenous Peoples, the federal government is moving forward with several new measures, including:

    • Standing up an Indigenous Advisory Council that will closely work with the new Major Federal Projects Office. Comprised of First Nations, Inuit, Métis, as well as Modern Treaty and Self-Government representatives, the Advisory Council will help ensure Indigenous perspectives and priorities are integrated at each stage.
    • Dedicating $40 million in funding for Indigenous participation. From early discussions on which projects to include to ongoing governance and capacity-building, new funding streams will support meaningful participation of Indigenous leadership in nation-building projects.
    • Expanding the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program. The government has doubled the program to $10 billion to help unlock capital for Indigenous communities to gain full equity ownership in major nation-building projects.

    Collaboration will continue with First Nations leadership at all levels through regional dialogue tables. The Prime Minister will soon meet separately with the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee and Métis leadership to further advance these conversations on a distinctions basis.

    Quotes

    “It’s time to build big projects that will transform and connect our economy. Central to this mission is shared leadership with Indigenous Peoples. Working in partnership, we can seize this opportunity and build lasting prosperity for generations.”

    “This Summit marks a turning point. The One Canadian Economy Act is not just about inclusion – it’s about recognizing that prosperity comes when First Nations are full partners in shaping the future. Together, we are building an economy that reflects our shared values, our shared responsibilities, and our shared potential.”

    “Today represents a historic opportunity. Together, we’re beginning the work of building a better future, one in which Indigenous economies and priorities are truly integrated into the national economy. By listening, engaging, and learning in the spirit of true partnership, we are taking the first steps toward that brighter, more equitable future.”

    “The One Canadian Economy Act is designed to build Canada strong – building economic resilience here at home while ensuring that First Nations, and all Canadians, benefit. To achieve our objectives, we will – and must – look to advance the interests of Indigenous communities. That is the only path to shared success. The First Nations Major Projects Summit marks the first step in that process – setting the stage to create lasting economic opportunities for First Nations across Canada.”

    “It’s time to build major energy and resource projects again in Canada to strengthen our economy and secure our sovereignty in the face of threats. A key part of how we will do this successfully is transforming how we think about First Nations partnership. First Nations are not just participants in our economy – they are the original stewards of this land, Rights Holders, governments, and builders. With meaningful collaboration as partners, they enable us to build better. It’s clear: if we are serious about retooling our economy, then reconciliation must be front and centre, not just at today’s Summit, but in perpetuity.”

    Quick facts

    • Central to the Building Canada Act is Indigenous consultation, participation, equity, and partnership. The Act requires meaningful consultation on which projects are deemed in the national interest and on the conditions that projects will have to meet.
    • The Government of Canada will advance nation-building projects while respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples recognized and affirmed by Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and the rights set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principle of free, prior, and informed consent.
    • The Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation is responsible for managing the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program. Loan guarantees are available to support Indigenous equity participation in projects of various sizes, reflecting the diversity of opportunities and economic development priorities in Indigenous communities across Canada.
    • By advancing national interest projects, the Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to support economic prosperity, grounded in respect for constitutionally protected rights and modern treaty obligations.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: LEADER JEFFRIES: “LIFE IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE”

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

    Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans are driving up costs while taking nutritional assistance and healthcare away from millions of Americans in order to reward billionaires.

    LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. The American people desperately want an economy that is affordable for hardworking taxpayers. Donald Trump and House Republicans promised that costs would go down in the United States of America. Costs aren’t going down. They’re going up. They certainly have not gone down on day one, as Republicans promised the American people. Inflation is on the way up. Life is getting more expensive. And Donald Trump and House Republicans are driving the economy off of a cliff. Donald Trump and House Republicans have done nothing—nothing—not a single thing to make life more affordable for hardworking American taxpayers.

    The One Big Ugly Law will do nothing to meaningfully address the cost of living crisis that we have in this country. In fact, the One Big Ugly Law will make life more expensive for everyday Americans, particularly as it relates to utility bills in this country. Utility bills are going to go up as a result of the actions that have been taken by Donald Trump and Republicans. More than 17 million people are going to lose their healthcare as a result of the action taken by Donald Trump and Republicans. Children, veterans and seniors who are hungry are going to lose their nutritional assistance as it relates to the actions taken by Donald Trump and House Republicans connected to the One Big Ugly Law. And all of this has been done to reward billionaires with massive tax breaks and at the same time skyrocket and explode the debt by more than $3 trillion.

    It’s unconscionable what Donald Trump and House Republicans have done to hurt the American people. The job of those of us who are in public service should be at all times to make life better for everyday Americans, to improve the quality of life for the American people, to ensure, as Democrats are focused on, that when you work hard and play by the rules in the United States of America, you should be able to afford to live the good life—good paying job, good housing, good healthcare, good education for your children and a good retirement. That’s the American dream, and far too many people are unable to achieve it even though they are working hard and playing by the rules. Republicans haven’t made it easier to achieve the American dream. They are making it harder for everyday Americans. And that’s a shame.

    Full press conference can be watched here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Moore, Senator Hawley Introduce Resolution Condemning International Persecution of Christians

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Riley Moore (WV-02)

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore and Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries across the globe.

    In April, Congressman Moore gave a speech on the House Floor highlighting the rampant violence and martyrdom many Christians are facing simply for proclaiming their faith in Jesus Christ.

    The bill is endorsed by ADF International, Heritage Action for America, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, In Defense of Christians, Global Christian Relief, CatholicVote, Advancing American Freedom, Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), Family Policy Alliance, Christians Engaged, and Save the Persecuted Christians.

    Congressman Moore issued the following statement:

    “Around the world, our brothers and sisters in Christ face rampant persecution for simply acknowledging the name of Jesus. That is unacceptable.

    “In Nigeria alone, more than 50,000 Christians have been martyred and more than 5 million have been displaced simply for professing their faith. During a Divine Liturgy in Damascus last month, an islamic jihadist opened fire on worshippers and detonated an explosive device — killing at least 30 and wounding dozens more. These examples illustrate the violence and death Christians face on a daily basis.

    “Unfortunately, decades of U.S. foreign policy blunders have exacerbated this crisis, with ethno-religious cleansing accelerating in Iraq after our failure to stabilize the country following the 2003 invasion.

    “We as lawmakers cannot continue to sit idly by. I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning the persecution of Christians across the globe.”

    Senator Hawley added:

    “Our country was founded on religious liberty. We cannot sit on the sidelines as Christians around the world are being persecuted for declaring Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We must condemn these heinous crimes. Year after year, the number of Christians murdered by extremists in Nigeria has numbered in the thousands. Millions more have been displaced. We cannot allow this to continue. I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning the persecution of Christians around the world by supporting this resolution.”

    The Daily Wire first covered introduction of the resolution. Read more here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Carter Introduces Bill to Spur American Economic Development in Housing

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Earl L Buddy Carter (GA-01)

    Headline: Carter Introduces Bill to Spur American Economic Development in Housing

    WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) introduced the Catalyzing Housing and American Ready Growth and Expansion (CHARGE) Investments Act, a bill that will encourage economic growth and development throughout the country by modernizing the eligibility for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects. The CHARGE Investments Act will create jobs, add housing, revitalize underused urban areas, and drive long-term economic growth without expanding the federal deficit. 

    Currently, federal law restricts TOD loans to projects within a half mile radius of intercity rail stations. This traditional standard largely benefits older Northeast cities, whereas most U.S. cities intentionally built their historic freight rail hubs modestly further from their downtowns. The CHARGE Investments Act ensures fair access to fiscally responsible federal loan financing administered by the Build America Bureau by expanding the TOD eligibility radius for those U.S. cities whose central business district is more than half a mile from its intercity rail or light rail. Projects inside the closest central business district within a two-mile radius of intercity rail stations, or for cities lacking intercity rail, projects within a ¼ mile radius from a light rail station, shall now be eligible.  

    “By modernizing the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program, the CHARGE Investments Act marks a critical step towards unlocking economic development for rural towns and growing cities alike. This bill will stimulate economic activity in not only Georgia but nationwide, ensuring some regions are not given preference over others,” said Rep. Carter. 

    “Light Rail has absolutely transformed the Valley, driving billions in private and public investment along the lines. As the cost of living rises and Arizona grows, we need more tools to develop new affordable housing units and businesses near our city centers and along the transit lines,” said Rep. Stanton. “Our CHARGE Investments Act modernizes federal financing options for transit-oriented retail and housing developments—a win-win for Arizona businesses and families.”

    The CHARGE Investments Act preserves the fiscally responsible foundation of the program by maintaining loan-based financing and requiring at least 25% private or non-federal investment while expanding access to cities unintentionally left out due to outdated limitations. These investments often generate 4–5x returns for the Treasury, driven by growth in construction, housing, hospitality, and retail.

    “The CHARGE Investments Act is the kind of forward-looking reform the hotel industry needs to spur new development opportunities, create jobs, and drive economic growth. The proposed legislation would expand loan-based financing for transit-connected projects, providing hoteliers with a critical pathway to develop projects that meet local demand. We thank Congressman Carter for his leadership on this important issue and look forward to working with him to move this legislation swiftly through Congress,” said Rosanna Maietta, President & CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

    “AAHOA also applauds the bill’s commitment to fiscal responsibility. The CHARGE Investments Act encourages market-driven investment while safeguarding taxpayer dollars by relying on loans instead of grants and requiring a minimum 25% private capital contribution. For our industry, it creates a valuable financing tool that supports smart growth, adaptive reuse, and transit-connected development,” said Kamalesh (KP) Patel, Chairman of the Asian American Hotel Owners of America (AAHOA).

    “By facilitating redevelopment near transit corridors and enabling hotel investment in high-impact areas, the CHARGE Investments Act offers a smart, modern, and locally responsive model for infrastructure and economic growth. GHLA applauds your leadership in advancing this thoughtful, pro-growth legislation. We are proud to support the CHARGE Investments Act and look forward to partnering with your office to move it forward,” said Chris Hardman, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association.

    Read full bill text here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Steps Up to the Plate for Breast Cancer Survivor Shahra Lambert at 16th Annual Congressional Softball Game

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Reprepsentative Kathy Castor (FL14)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) played in the friendly rivalry softball game between the women of Congress and women of the D.C. press corps at the 16th Annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game (CWSG). Since 2009, the CWSG has supported the Young Survival Coalition by raising awareness of breast cancer in young women and honoring current fighters and survivors of cancer.

    This year, Rep. Castor stepped up to the plate for her District Advisor Shahra Lambert, a breast cancer survivor and dedicated advocate for residents across the Tampa Bay area. As District Advisor, Lambert uses her expertise and deep understanding of the region to meaningfully engage with constituents and stakeholders across the community. Lambert’s impressive career includes fifteen years in leadership roles for former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, during which time she worked on several initiatives to promote equity and community engagement. After Nelson was confirmed to lead NASA, Lambert joined the Administrator’s team as Senior Advisor. Her extensive experience with federal agencies, grassroots advocacy and strategic planning has been instrumental in advancing the district’s priorities and fostering stronger connections within the community.

    Photos of the game are available here.

    “I’m humbled and honored that Congresswoman Castor is not only playing in my honor but playing for all those survivors and their loved ones’ cancer journey,” said Lambert. “It takes a village, and I’m glad to be a part of and root for Team Castor and the Congressional Women’s Softball.”

    “The Congressional Women’s Softball Game brings people together for a friendly rivalry game that helps bring people of all sides together to support initiatives raising awareness of breast cancer and underscoring the importance of young women knowing their risks and getting their screenings,” said Rep. Castor. “I was honored to play for my District Advisor, Shahra Lambert, whose exceptional experience and dedication to serving Florida families and small businesses are vital to my ability to connect with constituents and address their needs effectively. Shahra has been an asset in fighting to secure emergency federal support for my neighbors recovering from last year’s devastating hurricanes.”

    An estimated 316,950 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025, and an estimated 43,700 women will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Rep. Castor has been a leader in Congress in advancing legislation to fight cancer through increased preventative care, expanded access to cancer screenings, coverage for timely cancer treatment and investments in cancer research.

    “While I am thrilled to receive the Rep. Joanne Emerson Most Valuable Player Award this year as the Member Team’s pitcher, all of the women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have fought through the diagnosis are the true winners in my book,” said Rep. Castor.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Sunny side up for eggs and cholesterol

    Source:

    18 July 2025

    From poached to panfried, when it comes to eggs, it’s all sunny side up, as new research from the University of South Australia confirms that this breakfast favourite won’t crack your cholesterol.

    Long blamed for high cholesterol, eggs have been beaten up for their assumed role in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Now, UniSA researchers have shown definitively that it’s not dietary cholesterol in eggs but the saturated fat in our diets that’s the real heart health concern.

    In a world-first study, researchers examined the independent effects of dietary cholesterol and saturated fat on LDL cholesterol (the ‘bad’ kind), finding that eating two eggs a day – as part of a high cholesterol but low saturated fat diet – can actually reduce LDL levels and lower the risk of heart disease.

    CVD is the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for nearly 18 million deaths each year. In Australia, one person dies from CVD every 12 minutes, accounting for one in four of deaths nationwide.

    Lead researcher, UniSA’s Professor Jon Buckley, says it’s time to rethink the reputation of eggs.

    “Eggs have long been unfairly cracked by outdated dietary advice,” Prof Buckley says.

    “They’re unique – high in cholesterol, yes, but low in saturated fat. Yet it’s their cholesterol level that has often caused people to question their place in a healthy diet,” Prof Buckley says.

    “In this study, we separated the effects of cholesterol and saturated fat, finding that high dietary cholesterol from eggs, when eaten as part of a low saturated fat diet, does not raise bad cholesterol levels.

    “Instead, it was the saturated fat that was the real driver of cholesterol elevation.

    “You could say we’ve delivered hard-boiled evidence in defence of the humble egg.”

    “So, when it comes to a cooked breakfast, it’s not the eggs you need to worry about – it’s the extra serve of bacon or the side of sausage that’s more likely to impact your heart health.”

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    Contact for interview: Prof Jon Buckley E: Jon.Buckley@unisa.edu.au
    Media contact: Annabel Mansfield M: +61 479 182 489 E: Annabel.Mansfield@unisa.edu.au

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Sen. Larry Walker III Appointed to Senate Special Committee on Eliminating Georgia’s State Income Tax

    Source: US State of Georgia

    ATLANTA (July 17, 2025) —  Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Senator Larry Walker III (R–Perry) to the newly formed Senate Special Committee on Eliminating Georgia’s State Income Tax.

    “I’m honored to be appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones to serve on this important committee,” said Sen. Walker. “This effort marks a critical step toward shaping Georgia’s economic future. Eliminating the state income tax is a bold goal that requires serious, thoughtful commitment. Our mission is to ensure that any proposed changes are fiscally responsible and in the best interest of Georgia’s families and businesses.”

    The Senate Special Committee on Eliminating Georgia’s State Income Tax is charged with identifying viable pathways to eliminate the state income tax for all Georgians entirely. While the General Assembly has taken steps in recent years to reduce income tax rates for households and businesses, many Georgians still face a heavy tax burden. This committee will work to explore responsible solutions that ease that burden and create a more competitive economic environment.

    Senator Blake Tillery (R–Vidalia) will serve as Chairman of the committee.

    More information about this committee can be found here.

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    Sen. Larry Walker serves as Secretary of the Majority Caucus and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor. He represents the 20th Senate District, which includes Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Treutlen, Pulaski and Wilcox counties, as well as portions of Houston County.  He may be reached by phone at (404) 656-0095 or by email at Larry.Walker@senate.ga.gov.

    For all media inquiries, please reach out to SenatePressInquiries@senate.ga.gov.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General James Sues to Block Federal Rule Slashing Access to Affordable Health Care Coverage

    Source: US State of New York

    EW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other states today filed a lawsuit challenging a new federal regulation that threatens to strip health care coverage from millions of Americans, drive up health care costs, and unlawfully remove gender-affirming care from the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) essential health benefits. Attorney General James and the coalition argue that the new rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) violates federal law, ignores expert warnings, and places unjustified burdens on states and their residents. Attorney General James and the coalition are asking the court to block the rule, which they argue would devastate state health systems and endanger public health.

    “This new rule is an illegal and dangerous attack on health care access,” said Attorney General James. “It strips working families of their health care coverage, imposes unnecessary red tape, and deliberately targets low-income and transgender Americans. In New York, we have expanded coverage, improved affordability, and protected New Yorkers’ health. The federal government should take every opportunity to learn from that success, not actively work to reverse it.”

    Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 to increase access to health insurance and lower costs for individuals and families. It created state-level health insurance marketplaces where people can compare and purchase affordable plans, and it required that all plans cover a core set of “essential health benefits.” States are also allowed to require coverage of additional benefits beyond the federal minimum. Over the past five years, ACA annual enrollment has doubled, with more than 24 million Americans signing up for coverage this year alone, many of whom receive subsidies to make their insurance even more affordable.

    In June, HHS and CMS finalized a rule that makes sweeping changes to ACA eligibility and enrollment. Set to take effect in August, the rule will – by the administration’s own estimates – immediately strip coverage from up to two million people. It shortens open enrollment windows, eliminates year-round enrollment for low-income individuals, adds extensive paperwork and verification requirements, and makes it harder to access health care tax credits. It also limits automatic reenrollment and imposes illegal monthly charges on consumers who qualify for zero-dollar premium plans. Attorney General James and the coalition argue that these changes directly undermine the ACA’s core mission of expanding access to affordable health care.

    The rule also unlawfully prohibits states from including gender-affirming care in the ACA’s list of essential health benefits. Under the new policy, insurers would be prohibited from covering gender-affirming services as essential benefits when those services are related to gender dysphoria. The same treatments remain covered, however, when provided for other purposes, such as treating endocrine disorders or delaying early puberty. The attorneys general argue this discriminatory policy has no legitimate justification and will cause serious harm, especially to transgender youth and young adults. Research overwhelmingly shows that access to gender-affirming care reduces depression, anxiety, and suicidality in transgender youth. In New York, the policy conflicts directly with state law, which prohibits discrimination in health care based on gender identity and other protected characteristics.

    To implement this rule, HHS is overriding states’ authority to operate their own ACA marketplaces, requiring all exchanges, including successful state-run systems like New York’s, to implement these harmful changes. In New York, more than 220,000 people get their health insurance through the ACA marketplace. Since the marketplace was established, New York’s uninsured rate has dropped from 11 percent to 4.8 percent. If the new rule goes into effect, however, an estimated 12,000 New Yorkers will suddenly lose their health insurance, and premiums will rise across the state. The state will have to spend over $10 million on staff time alone to update its systems in line with the new rule, and the state marketplace warns that some proposals, such as the increased income verification requirements, will be impossible to implement in time for the new plan year.

    Attorney General James and the coalition argue that HHS’s new rule violates both the Administrative Procedure Act and the ACA. They are asking the court to block key parts of the rule from taking effect and ultimately vacate them in full to prevent the significant financial and public health consequences it would impose, especially on states that have invested in running their own exchanges.

    Joining Attorney General James in filing this lawsuit are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children

    Source: US State of California

    OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, et al. vs. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration’s abrupt termination of funding for legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children. In their brief, the attorneys general urge the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm the preliminary injunction issued by the district court, arguing that the Trump Administration’s termination of federal funding for legal representation undermines the efforts of Amici States’ in ensuring the safety of unaccompanied children.

    “As the People’s Attorney I am committed to protecting the safety, wellbeing, and rights of all children – including immigrant children – and ensuring that they have access to legal representation,” said Attorney General Bonta. “The Trump Administration’s attempt to roll back the rights of unaccompanied children not only undermines their safety but also increases the risk of legal complications, educational challenges, and other lasting harms.”

    Attorney General Bonta and the multistate coalition have a strong interest in protecting the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children, as many of these children will eventually be released to sponsors in their states. In fiscal year 2024, approximately 10,800 unaccompanied children were released to sponsors in California — 11 percent of all unaccompanied children released to sponsors that year and the second-highest number of released children after Texas. These children become important members of their communities, students in their schools, and eventually, parents of their own families. Forcing these children to spend prolonged time in federal custody will make it more difficult for them to thrive in their communities upon release. A robust body of research shows that prolonged time in immigration custody is particularly harmful for children’s physical and mental health and disrupts their development.

    In the amicus brief, the coalition urges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm the preliminary injunction issued by the district court, arguing that:

    • Federal law recognizes the importance of providing legal representation to unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings.
    • The termination of federal funding for legal representation for unaccompanied children will significantly increase the gaps in funding for legal services and legal service providers resulting in funding and staffing shortfalls.
    • Unaccompanied children will experience various long-lasting harms without access to the multidisciplinary support and advocacy that legal representation provides.

    In filing the amicus brief, Attorney General Bonta leads the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

    A copy of the brief can be found here.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Prague Man Sentenced for Setting Ex-Girlfriend’s House on Fire and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    TULSA, Okla. – Today, U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Henry Joseph Arthur, Jr., 52, for Arson in Indian Country and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Judge Frizzell ordered Arthur to serve 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.

    In April 2023, Arthur plotted and devised a plan to burn down his ex-girlfriend’s home. Surveillance and GPS data showed Arthur was responsible for setting the house on fire and burning it to the ground. While on pretrial bond, Arthur violated the terms of his bond and failed to participate in the court-ordered substance abuse program successfully. The court issued a warrant for Arthur’s arrest, and the U.S. Marshals found Arthur illegally in possession of a loaded handgun.

    Court records show that Arthur has been convicted of 19 prior felonies, multiple protective order violations, domestic assault and battery, and crimes that endanger public safety.

    Arthur will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Creek County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kellyville Fire Department investigated the case. The U.S. Marshal Service assisted in Arthur’s arrest. Assistant U.S. Attorney Niko Boulieris prosecuted the case.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Undocumented Alien Sentenced in Federal Court for Using a False Social Security Number to Obtain Employment at Boise Hotel

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    BOISE – Lina Marcela Ospina Isaza, 24, of Bucaramanga, Colombia, was sentenced to time served of approximately 2 months imprisonment for the false use of a social security number, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin D. Whatcott announced today.  U.S. District Court Judge Amanda K. Brailsford waived the fine and special assessment due to Isaza’s likely deportation.  Isaza pleaded guilty on June 10, 2025.

    According to court records, Isaza, a Colombian citizen, unlawfully entered the United States near Otay Mesa, California on December 1, 2023.  She was arrested and admitted to illegally crossing the international boundary without being inspected by an immigration officer at a designated Port of Entry. However, she was released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security by “Order of Recognizance,” pending an immigration hearing.  Isaza provided her address to a location in Massachusetts and was instructed that if she moved, she had five days to update her address with the Department of Homeland Security.  Isaza instead moved to Boise and purchased a fraudulent social security card and a fraudulent legal permanent resident card.  She presented both to a Boise hotel in April 2024 to obtain employment and signed an I-9 form that contained the fraudulent social security card number. She subsequently changed jobs and admitted to using the same fraudulent social security card to obtain new employment at a downtown Boise hotel in May 2024.

    Acting U.S. Attorney Whatcott commended the work of Homeland Security Investigations, which led to the charge.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian Nafzger prosecuted the case.

    This case is part of  Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

    Isaza is one of eight recent indictments returned in the District of Idaho of undocumented aliens using false social security numbers and fraudulent legal permanent resident cards to unlawfully obtain employment at various businesses in Boise.  The Department of Homeland Security continues to inspect I-9 employment forms to identify employees who fraudulently use social security numbers and/or fraudulent lawful permanent resident cards.  False use of a Social Security Number is a felony offense which carries up to five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.  For employers, the Department of Homeland Security increased civil penalties for Immigration Reform and Control Act violations on January 2, 2025.  The new civil penalty for knowingly hiring, recruiting, referral or retention of unauthorized aliens was increased to a maximum fine of $5,724 (per unauthorized alien) for a first offense and up to $28,619 (per unauthorized alien) for a third or subsequent offense.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: California man convicted of fraud for operating call centers that preyed on struggling homeowners

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Seattle –The operator of a web of boiler-room-type call centers was convicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for defrauding over 1,000 distressed homeowners facing foreclosure, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.  Mohammed Zafaranchi, 43, aka ‘Mike Ferry’ was convicted of all twelve federal charges he faced: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, five counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering, and obstruction of justice. After a seven-day trial, the jury deliberated for about four hours before returning the guilty verdicts. Zafaranchi faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour on October 21, 2025.

    “The defendant preyed on vulnerable homeowners who were desperate to avoid losing their homes in a difficult economy,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Miller. “He manipulated these people into paying him thousands of dollars they could not afford to lose. Mr. Zafaranchi demonstrated he knew his activities were illegal when he destroyed evidence just after learning the FBI had served search warrants at one of his call centers.”

    Zafaranchi’s fraud involved purchasing data that identified homeowners who were behind on their mortgages and at risk of losing their homes. Each week, Zafaranchi sent thousands of solicitation mailers falsely telling the distressed homeowners they were eligible for government programs that would reduce their mortgage debt by 30% and reduce their interest rate to 2%. The mailers told homeowners to call a phone number before a made-up deadline to get the mortgage modification.

    When homeowners called the call centers, operators followed a series of scripts telling homeowners that lawyers and underwriters had vetted their case and negotiated a modification with their lender. The scripts instructed operators to place callers on hold for a pre-determined amount of time to build suspense and make it appear a review was underway.  The operator would then return to the line and tell each victim he or she was one of the very select few who qualified for the program—but only if the homeowner paid the call center a $3,000 legal fee to “finalize” the modification. Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Watts Staniar said in closing arguments that “Each stage of the script was designed to entice the victim into the fraud and get them to pay the fee.”

    In fact, Zafaranchi’s businesses had no legal or underwriting staff. Instead, untrained workers simply scanned the homeowners’ financial records, completed a basic application form, and sent the documents to the banks. The homeowners did not receive the modifications promised in the mailers, and some lost their homes.

    After taking the victims’ money, Zafaranchi laundered the funds through shell bank accounts and withdrew the proceeds in cash. He was convicted of money laundering for this conduct.

    On March 29, 2018, the FBI served a search warrant on the call center in Everett Washington. After learning of this search, Zafaranchi told his California employees to remove the computers and other evidence from his California offices. That night, Zafaranchi destroyed all records associated with three email accounts he used to operate the businesses. For that conduct, Zafaranchi was convicted of obstruction of justice.

    Zafaranchi’s two coconspirators have already pleaded guilty. Mark Lezama is scheduled for sentencing on October 14, 2025. Josh Herrera is scheduled for sentencing on October 21, 2025.

    The case was investigated by the FBI.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Seth Wilkinson, Lauren Watts Staniar, and Dane A. Westermeyer. The Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General provided support in the case.  

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Franklin County Man Sentenced for Assaulting Girlfriend, Fatally Shooting Dog

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a convicted felon who violently assaulted his girlfriend and a neighbor and fatally shot his dog to 78 months in prison.

    Leslie Rector, 30, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in April to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted that on April 16, 2024, he assaulted his girlfriend and shot his dog while intoxicated. He later assaulted his neighbor while looking for his girlfriend.

    Pacific Police Department officers talked to the girlfriend early the next morning at a gas station. She had suffered extensive injuries to her face and head. Officers then contacted the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, believing that the assault had occurred in their jurisdiction. Deputies talked to the victim and took her to the hospital. They went to Rector’s home and found a blood-spattered van, the body of a dog and four firearms. Rector is a convicted felon and is thus barred from possessing firearms.

    The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Pacific Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine Hoag prosecuted the case.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Former veteran’s service organization leader charged with federal program theft

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    HOUSTON – A 59-year-old Brenham resident has been charged in a criminal information for misappropriating thousands in federal grant funding, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

    Clifford Wayne Robertson is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett July 28 at 10 a.m.   

    Robertson allegedly misappropriated federal grant funding awarded to Castle Cares Community Ministry Inc. dba The Warrior’s Refuge, a nonprofit organization serving as a veteran’s homeless shelter and service facility. The charges allege that during his tenure as CEO and executive director, Robertson submitted multiple applications for federal assistance to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Labor (DOL) between February and April 2020. The Warrior’s Refuge allegedly received approximately $1.3 million and $500,000 in VA and DOL grant funds, respectively, as a result of those applications.

    The information alleges that Robertson did knowingly and intentionally embezzle a portion of the federal grants awarded to the organization for unallowable personal expenditures and for counseling services that he never rendered to veterans.

    If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 maximum possible fine.   

    VA – Office of Inspector General (OIG) and DOL – OIG and Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shirin Hakimzadeh is prosecuting the case.

    A criminal information is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Former veteran’s service organization leader charged with federal program theft

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    HOUSTON – A 59-year-old Brenham resident has been charged in a criminal information for misappropriating thousands in federal grant funding, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

    Clifford Wayne Robertson is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett July 28 at 10 a.m.   

    Robertson allegedly misappropriated federal grant funding awarded to Castle Cares Community Ministry Inc. dba The Warrior’s Refuge, a nonprofit organization serving as a veteran’s homeless shelter and service facility. The charges allege that during his tenure as CEO and executive director, Robertson submitted multiple applications for federal assistance to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Labor (DOL) between February and April 2020. The Warrior’s Refuge allegedly received approximately $1.3 million and $500,000 in VA and DOL grant funds, respectively, as a result of those applications.

    The information alleges that Robertson did knowingly and intentionally embezzle a portion of the federal grants awarded to the organization for unallowable personal expenditures and for counseling services that he never rendered to veterans.

    If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 maximum possible fine.   

    VA – Office of Inspector General (OIG) and DOL – OIG and Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shirin Hakimzadeh is prosecuting the case.

    A criminal information is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.

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  • MIL-OSI: Asure Software to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on July 31, 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    AUSTIN, Texas, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asure Software, Inc. (“Asure” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASUR), a leading provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software solutions, announced today that the Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Financial results will be issued via press release prior to the call.

    Asure Chairman and CEO Pat Goepel as well as CFO John Pence will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer session.

    Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
    Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (3:30 p.m. Central time)
    U.S. dial-in: 877-407-9219
    International dial-in: 201-689-8852
    Confirmation: 13754831

    Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time of the conference call. An operator will register your name and organization.

    The conference call will also be webcast on the investor relations section of Asure Software’s website here. A replay of the webcast will be available.

    About Asure Software
    Asure Software (Nasdaq: ASUR) provides cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software solutions that assist organizations of all sizes in streamlining their HCM processes. Asure’s suite of HCM solutions includes HR, payroll, time and attendance, benefits administration, payroll tax management, and talent management. The company’s approach to HR compliance services incorporates AI technology to enhance scalability and efficiency while prioritizing client interactions. For more information, please visit www.asuresoftware.com.

    Investor Contact:
    Patrick McKillop
    Vice President Investor Relations
    617-335-5058
    patrick.mckillop@asuresoftware.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Eos Energy Enterprises Announces Date for Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Conference Call

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    EDISON, N.J., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOSE) (“Eos” or the “Company”), an American energy company and the leading innovator in designing, sourcing, manufacturing, and providing zinc-based battery energy storage systems (BESS) manufactured in the United States, today announced it will release its second quarter 2025 financial results after the U.S. market closes on July 30, 2025. A conference call to discuss its results will take place the following morning on July 31, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

    Eos partners with Say Technologies to allow retail and institutional shareholders to submit and vote on questions ahead of the earnings call. A selection of key questions applicable to the broad investor base will be addressed live during the call, offering shareholders an opportunity to engage with Eos management.

    Beginning on July 18, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET, registered shareholders will be able to submit questions via the Say Technologies Q&A Platform, which will remain open until 6:00 p.m. ET on July 28, 2025. For any support inquiries shareholders may email support@saytechnologies.com.

    Registration Information

    The live webcast of the earnings call will be available on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s website at Eos Investors or may be accessed using this link (registration link). To avoid delays, we encourage participants to join the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.

    The conference call replay will be available via webcast through Eos’ investor relations website for twelve months following the live presentation. The webcast replay will be available from approximately 11:30 a.m. ET on July 31, 2025, and can be accessed by visiting Eos Investors.

    About Eos Energy Enterprises

    Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is accelerating the shift to American energy independence with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. Our breakthrough Znyth™ aqueous zinc battery was designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion technology. It is safe, scalable, secure, sustainable, manufactured in the U.S., and the core of our innovative systems that today provides utility, industrial, and commercial customers with a proven, reliable energy storage alternative for 4 to 16+ hour applications. Eos was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more information about Eos (NASDAQ: EOSE), visit eose.com.

    Contacts
    Investors: ir@eose.com
    Media: media@eose.com

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