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Disney is joining other big-name companies in curbing employee benefits, a move that comes as healthcare costs rise. Starting next year, the entertainment giant will no longer offer medical insurance plans to US employees’ spouses if their spouses have jobs that provide such coverage, a Disney spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. Employees’ other dependents won’t…

Carrington Mortgage Services has officially completed its acquisition of Valon Mortgage, but the deal’s most significant impact may be what comes next. The Ginnie Mae loan servicing specialist said Tuesday it will adopt ValonOS as its core servicing platform, marking a major technology overhaul for one of the nation’s largest independent mortgage servicers. With the…

The London Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it has welcomed the first transaction by leading UK fintech Moneybox on its Private Securities Market, with the wealth management platform completing a £45 million permissioned auction for long-serving employees, valuing the company at approximately £800 million (around $1.1 billion). Crowdcube, acting as Registered Auction Agent, exclusively managed…

The Cotality National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk (Index) for Q2 of 2026 has been announced. With an estimated 1 in 119 mortgage applications exhibiting signs of fraud risk, the index is currently at 132. Compared to Q1 of the year, the index rose by 11 points, or 9.1%. However, compared to Q2 2025, when it…