HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. HTB

Short-term interest rates are gripping markets again, with US Treasury yields above 5% pulling cash off the sidelines and forcing every asset class to reprice. That shift can hurt longer duration assets, yet it can also reward businesses tied to money-market and cash sweep products. This article walks through three stocks from our US Short-Duration Cash and Money-Market Yield Beneficiaries screener that appear closely linked to this new rate reality, and explains why their stories may be...

ASHEVILLE, NC and RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: HTB) (“HomeTrust”), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, and Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (NYSEAM: BRBS) (“Blue Ridge”), the holding company of Blue Ridge Bank, National Association (“Blue Ridge Bank”), today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement (“Agreement”), pursuant to which HomeTrust will acquire Blue Ridge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $448.1 m