Professor Sean Tweedy used to be a classifier for international paralympic sport. It was his job to determine how an athlete's disability affected their ability to perform their sport. "I'd ask them to do certain activities and they'd say 'look, I'll do as well as I can for you but you've got to know my disability is more severe than this', Prof Tweedy told AAP on Tuesday. "I should be in a class with more severe disabilities, it's only because I've worked so hard that I can do these things." And so began a scientific quest to determine whether performance-driven sport could arrest the motor function decline of disabled athletes. With the support of the University of Queensland, the paraSTART program was created. Prof Tweedy says people with severe disabilities are an under-studied population. So his team selected three people with severe cerebral palsy who had never swum before to participate in a training regime that replicated that of an elite para-athlete. Nate Woolgar was one of those who joined in 2017. "I was very keen to learn to swim because I was actually kind of tired of being anxious around swimming pools," he told AAP. The program included two-to-three weekly swimming sessions, along with strength and conditioning work as well as a diet regime and sleep training. "We were mostly managing drowning risks in the first few weeks, they were genuinely learning to swim, Prof Tweedy said. "It was about six-to-12 months before they would start to do sessions that weren't just about staying afloat - they were able to physically exert themselves."The athletes were asked to stick around for a year, but seven years later they are all still going - with 24 more people joining the training program. "There have been some very challenging times, but there's been no times where I felt that I wanted to stop", Mr Woolgar said. Despite not being able to stand or walk independently, they can all now swim a kilometre. While medium-to-mild cerebral palsy is generally not degenerative, people with severe CP often experience a decline from the age of nine to through to adolescence. But all three athletes in the program defied that typical decline by improving their motor function. Prof Tweedy described the results as "phenomenal". He said he would have been prepared to make the argument that if there wasn't any motor improvement the participants still got a whole lot our of it. "They made friends, they felt good about themselves, they're swimming faster, and they're into a sport that gave them a sense of purpose." Mr Woolgar is one of the cohort's strongest swimmers with a promising future, alongside his swimming mate Jamie Booth who is a national record holder. "My goal for the program right now is to reach the Queensland state times for people in my swimming class, and I'm two seconds off, Mr Woolgar said. Prof Tweedy hopes more funding could see the program expand to help people with severe disabilities who are "not even getting in pool, or to the start line". "The creation of opportunities would start to reduce the likelihood they have never swum before and make champions out of them," he said. It's not about creating elite athletes, but rather giving those often overlooked in the sporting arena a chance to experience the benefits that come with it. "My mental state has definitely improved because of all the exercise I'm doing, Mr Woolgar said. "And in terms of the body, I definitely feel fitter and stronger. So that's just been, overall for my everyday life, it's been really, really good."Newcastle City's Callan Fowler conceded the unavailability of some "big performers" was not ideal as they faced an important Newcastle District Cricket Association match against improvers Warah-Mayfield at No.1 Sportsground before the Christmas break. Login or signup to continue reading But he had confidence in the club's depth as they looked to the likes of Newcastle under-16 representative Hayden Checker, who is set for his first-grade debut after a strong start to the season in second grade. City go into the exchange without the experience of Dylan Hunter, Nick Walker, Greg West and Harry Scowen due to unavailability, and Lachlan Rail (shoulder) is out through injury. "We lost the first game, which was a bit of a slip-up but we've managed to go on a nice little run since then and we've been improving every game," Fowler said. "We have struggled with a bit of a different team every week, a few ins and outs. This week we've got five players out. They're some of our better and more experienced players, who take the game on, our big performers. "We've got a young debutant, Hayden Checker. He's just 15 years old. He has been scoring plenty of runs in second grade and deserves an opportunity there so keen to see how he goes." Day one of the round-eight two-day fixtures get underway on Saturday. The competition reached its midway point last weekend with Cardiff-Boolaroo leading the way on 38 points ahead of Stockton (35 points), City (34) and Wallsend (34). Waratah-Mayfield are two points outside the top four on 32 points. "They're a good side. They've definitely improved a lot," Fowler said. "They've brought in some pretty good players and on their day I think they beat anyone in the competition, so it's a game where we probably would have liked to have more of our players available. "But, in saying that, we've still got a good enough team and we back ourselves to do the job against anyone." Fowler said Freddie Freeman was likely to be elevated to the top of the batting order for the game. Waratah-Mayfield and NSW Country spin-bowling all-rounder Adrian Isherwood, who claimed seven wickets before hitting 69 runs against Toronto last weekend, expected the game to provide a gauge of where their season was headed. "It will be a good test to see where we're at as a team because obviously City are a very good side," Isherwood said. "If we can knock them off we could go into Christmas in the top four, which would be good for the club." In other key match-ups before the Christmas break, Charlestown (28) host Merewether (23) at Kahibah Oval and Hamilton-Wickham (24) travel to Stockton. Wests play Toronto at Harker Oval, Wallsend are away to University and bottom-placed Belmont meet leaders Cardiff at Pasterfield Sports Complex. All 12 teams will be back in action on Sunday, when the NDCA Summer Bash begins at various grounds. Three invitational sides - suburban districts representative outfits the Rebels , Maitland Flood and Hunter Thoroughbreds - are also playing in Newcastle's premier T20 competition. Round-one match-ups on Sunday at 9am: Waratah v Cardiff-Boolaroo at Waratah Oval; Merewether v Stockton at Townson Oval; Rebels v Toronto at Kahibah Oval; Hamwicks v Thoroughbreds at Passmore Oval; Wests v Belmont at Harker Oval; Newcastle City v Wallsend at No.1 Sportsground. Round-two fixtures on Sunday at 1pm: City v Toronto (No.1 Sportsground); Lions v Belmont (Townson Oval); Charlestown v Rebels (Kahibah Oval); Hamwicks v University (Passmore Oval); Wests v Maitland (Harker Oval); Waratah v Thoroughbreds (Waratah Oval). Renee Valentine is a sports journalist with more than 20 years of experience in Newcastle. She is passionate about increasing the visibility of sportswomen in the media. 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Not that there was much doubt , but Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is the National League’s MVP for the 2024 campaign. The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Thursday that Ohtani won the NL MVP award unanimously. It marks his third MVP win and first in the National League. He won the AL MVP award in 2021 and 2023, both unanimously. Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to win the MVP award unanimously more than once. He also joins Frank Robinson as the only players to win the award in both leagues. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor finished second in the voting, receiving 23 of 30 second-place votes. Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks got five of the others, while Marcell Ozuna and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves each got one. New York Yankees star Aaron Judge , . Although Ohtani did not pitch in 2024 while recovering from surgery, he had a remarkable season with the Dodgers as a full-time DH. to join the 50-50 club, and he flew past that once improbable benchmark with ease. He ended the regular season with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases on 63 attempts. Before him, the closest player to hit the 50-50 mark was Alex Rodriguez, who had 42 home runs and 46 stolen bases in 1998. Ohtani also had a career-high 130 RBI while holding a .390 OBP and a .310 batting average across 731 plate appearances. He cleared the 50-50 threshold in September when he had three homers, two stolen bases, five extra-base hits, six hits and 10 RBI in one game. No player had ever posted all of those totals across an entire career, and Ohtani pulled it all off at once against the Miami Marlins. But perhaps most importantly, Ohtani secured his first championship ring in 2024. in the World Series to claim the franchise’s eighth title and first since 2020. Ohtani spent his first six seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Angels and didn’t make the playoffs once. In the World Series, Ohtani was rather quiet. He went just 2-for-19 over the five World Series games, and he injured his shoulder while trying to steal second in Game 2. He didn’t miss a game, but he . Now that his MVP award is official, Ohtani is . All of that came not only after he signed a record $700 million deal but also after he was thrust into a gambling scandal when it was revealed that his former interpreter and best friend had stolen millions of dollars from him. Ohtani is expected to take the mound again next season, which will be his first time pitching for the Dodgers after he needed surgery to repair a torn UCL in his pitching arm at the end of his run with the Angels. While it’s unclear what will happen throughout the rest of his career once he’s back to full strength as a two-way player, Ohtani delivered one of the best overall seasons in baseball history while recovering from injury and putting a scandal behind him in the best way possible. He’s now a three-time MVP with a World Series ring.Anti-fraud efforts meet real-world test during ACA enrollment periodFormula 1 picks, odds, grid, start time: 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix predictions, F1 bets from proven model
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Tevogen Bio CEO Reflects on Public Support, Reaffirms Preserving Shareholder Value Remains His Priority, and Reinforces Options Including a Potential Share Buyback to Support Company ValueSANTA CLARA — Brandon Allen prepared as if he was the 49ers’ starting quarterback all week, but the reality didn’t hit home until Friday, when Brock Purdy again missed practice. “I know he had a plan for his shoulder all week, rest it a little bit on Wednesday and we’d split reps,” Allen said of Purdy. “I think the plan Thursday was to come out and practice. I guess in warmups it just wasn’t feeling right. I found out (Friday).” Allen, a 32-year-old veteran in his ninth season, will start Sunday when the 49ers (5-5) visit the Green Bay Packers (7-3) at Lambeau Field. Purdy was ruled out with a shoulder injury sustained in a 20-17 loss to Seattle , the first time he has missed a start because of injury after 31 regular-season and six postseason starts. Here are five things to know about Allen: 1. Arkansas roots The Fayetteville, Arkansas native’s father Bobby spent more than 20 years as an Arkansas assistant coach. After a redshirt season in 2011, Allen played in 42 games with 38 starts for the Razorbacks. As a senior, Allen completed 57.4 percent of his passes for 3,440 yards, 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions as Arkansas went 8-5. His brother Austin took over as the Arkansas quarterback. In his ninth season, only Joe Ferguson (11 seasons) of the Buffalo Bills has more time in the NFL among Arkansas quarterbacks. 2. Professional route Drafted in the sixth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Allen spent his rookie season behind Blake Bortles and Chad Henne as a third-string quarterback and did not play. He was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 and played behind Jared Goff and Sean Mannion before being signed by the Denver Broncos in 2019. Allen won his first start against Cleveland 24-19 in Week 9 of that season, passing for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Allen signed with Cincinnati in 2020, spent time on the practice squad and was promoted to the active roster in November. Subbing for Joe Burrow, Allen had his career-best game, passing for 371 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-31 win. Allen is 2-7 as an NFL starter with 1,611 yards passing, 10 touchdowns, six interceptions and a 78.0 passer rating. 3. Signing with the 49ers Allen became a 49er on May 8, 2023, signing as a free agent. The 49ers, who up to that point seldom kept a third quarterback on the 53-man roster, kept Allen as a No. 3 all season behind Purdy and Sam Darnold after the previous year’s injuries to Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo, and finally Purdy in the NFC Championship Game. Allen did not take a snap. 4. Installed as No. 2 QB Allen signed another one-year contract with the 49ers for one year and $1.21 million (which is more than the $985,000 that Purdy makes on his rookie deal). The 49ers also signed Joshua Dobbs to a one-year, guaranteed $2.35 million contract. Allen and Dobbs competed throughout training camp, with Allen earning the nod from coach Kyle Shanahan. “You’ve got to make a decision. Usually I don’t want to have to make it,” Shanahan said. “I want it to be that obvious, let it play out. Brandon had the head start just being here. I thought he did some better things in practice.” 5. Familiarity with the system While in Denver, Allen’s offensive coordinator was Rich Scangarello, who was the quarterbacks coach under Shanahan in 2017-18. In Los Angeles, the head coach was Sean McVay and the offensive coordinator was Matt LaFleur, both of whom run variations of the Shanahan offense. In 2018, Zac Taylor was his quarterbacks coach with the Rams. Taylor, upon being hired as head coach in Cincinnati, signed Allen to back up Burrow.
The former New York mayor and lawyer to Donald Trump, , erupted in court on Tuesday, telling a judge: “I can’t pay my bills!” Sketches by court room artists, who for the media to use when cameras are not allowed in court, such as federal courts, showed a furious Giuliani, 80, pointing at the judge in his case, Lewis Liman. The hearing in federal court in Manhattan concerned a near-$150m judgment won by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia elections workers while advancing Trump’s lie that in 2020 cost him victory . Liman said Giuliani had not been complying with . Giuliani said on Tuesday: “The implications you are making against me are wrong. I have no car, no credit card, no cash, everything I have is tied up, they have put stop orders on my business accounts, and I can’t pay my bills!” Giuliani’s fall has been spectacular. After making his name as a hard-charging prosecutor who took on organized crime, he was mayor for two terms, in office on and widely praised for his leadership after the terrorist attacks on the US. His 2008 presidential run flopped but Giuliani enjoyed a successful consulting and speaking career before allying himself with Trump when the property magnate entered Republican politics in 2015. Giuliani missed out on a cabinet appointment but became Trump’s personal attorney – work that fueled Trump’s , in 2019 for blackmailing Ukraine for political dirt. Giuliani then became a prime driver of Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election – work which produced criminal charges, to which he , the huge defamation judgment, and disbarments in and . In New York on Tuesday, Giuliani’s lawyer told the judge his client had turned over assets including a Mercedes Benz sports car once owned by the film star Lauren Bacall. An attorney for Freeman and Moss said Giuliani had turned over the car but not the title to it. Attorneys for the two women have also said they have to Giuliani’s $5m Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan, but have not secured “the keys, stock, or proprietary lease”. In court, the judge told Giuliani’s lawyer: “A car without a title is meaningless ... your client is a competent person. He was the US attorney in the district. The notion that he can’t apply for a title certificate –” Giuliani cut him off, saying: “I did apply for it! What am I supposed to do, make it up myself? Your implication that I have not been diligent about it is totally incorrect.” He then launched his outburst about financial problems. Giuliani’s lawyer asked Liman to extend deadlines, given he had only just started on the case after previous attorneys withdrew. Liman denied the request, saying: “You can’t restart the clock by firing one counsel and hiring another. He has already received multiple extensions, and missed multiple deadlines.” Trial is set for 16 January regarding whether Giuliani must also give Moss and Freeman his Florida home and four New York Yankees World Series commemoration rings. On Tuesday, Giuliani’s lawyer asked if the trial could be pushed back, so his client could attend inaugural events for Trump, who will be sworn in as president in Washington DC on 20 January. Liman said no. Outside court, Giuliani told reporters Liman was “going to rule against me. If you were sitting in the courtroom and couldn’t figure it out, you’re stupid.” He also said the judge’s “background is serious leftwing Democrat ... about as leftwing as you get” – even while acknowledging Liman was by Trump. Giuliani said he did not regret defaming Freeman and Moss. “I regret the persecution I have been put through,” he said.
For a brief window of time in October, Russian hackers had the ability to launch arbitrary code against anyone in the world using Firefox or Tor. On Oct. 8, researchers from ESET first spotted malicious files on a server managed by the Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) RomCom (aka Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UNC2596). The files had gone online just five days earlier, on Oct. 3. Analysis showed that they leveraged two zero-day vulnerabilities : one affecting Mozilla software, the other Windows. The result: an exploit that spread the RomCom backdoor to anyone who visited an infected website, no clicks required. Luckily, both issues were remediated quickly. "The attackers only had a really small window to try to compromise computers," explains Romain Dumont, malware researcher with ESET. "Yes, there was a zero-day vulnerability. But, still, it was patched really fast." Dark Reading has reached out to Mozilla for comment on this story. The first of the two vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-9680, is a use-after-free opportunity in Firefox animation timelines — the browser mechanism that handles how animations play out based on user interactions with websites. Its power to afford attackers arbitrary command execution earned it a "critical" 9.8 rating from the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). Related: Salt Typhoon Builds Out Malware Arsenal With GhostSpider Importantly, CVE-2024-9680 affects more than just Firefox. Mozilla's open source email client "Thunderbird" is also impacted, as is the ultrasecretive Tor browser, which is built from a modified version of Firefox's Extended Support Release (ESR) browser. In October, RomCom deployed specially crafted websites that would instantly trigger CVE-2024-9680 without the need for any victim interaction. Victims would unknowingly download the RomCom backdoor from RomCom-controlled servers, then quickly be redirected to the original website they thought they were visiting all along. These malicious domains were made to mimic the real sites associated with the ConnectWise and Devolutions IT services platforms, and Correctiv, a nonprofit newsroom for investigative journalism in Germany. That these organizations are both political and economic in nature might not surprise those familiar with RomCom, which has always conducted opportunistic cybercrime, but in more recent times has added politically motivated espionage to its agenda. Its activity in 2024 has included campaigns against the insurance and pharmaceutical sectors in the US, but also the defense, energy, and government sectors in Ukraine. Related: OpenSea Phishers Aim to Drain Crypto Wallets of NFT Enthusiasts It's unclear by what means of social engineering RomCom might have spread these malicious sites. Not content with only running code in a victim's browser, however, RomCom also employed a second vulnerability, CVE-2024-49039 . This high-severity 8.8 CVSS-rated bug in the Windows Task Scheduler allows for privilege escalation, thanks to an undocumented remote procedure calls (RPC) endpoint unintentionally accessible to low level users. In this case, RomCom used CVE-2024-49039 to escape the browser sandbox and onto a victim's machine at large. The damage that might've been done with such a powerful exploit chain, and exactly who was affected by it last month, remains unknown. What's clear at this point is that the overwhelming majority of targets were located in North America and Europe — particularly the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, and the US — plus scattered victims in New Zealand and French Guiana. Also, notably, none of the victims tracked by ESET were compromised via Tor. "Tor has some predefined settings that differ from Firefox, so maybe it would not have worked," Damien Schaeffer, senior malware researcher at ESET speculates. He notes, too, that RomCom's primary targets appeared to be corporations, which rarely use Tor. Related: CyCognito Report Highlights Rising Cybersecurity Risks in Holiday E-Commerce Both CVE-2024-9680 and CVE-2024-49039 have since been patched — the former on Oct. 9, just 25 hours after Mozilla was notified of the issue, and the latter on Nov. 12. "By now, I hope, the problem is more or less done," Schaeffer says. Still, for any given organization, "It'll depend on their policies. If you have good patch management, this would have been fixed in one day or so. But it's up to people to fix their stuff." Nate Nelson is a freelance writer based in New York City. Formerly a reporter at Threatpost, he contributes to a number of cybersecurity blogs and podcasts. He writes "Malicious Life" -- an award-winning Top 20 tech podcast on Apple and Spotify -- and hosts every other episode, featuring interviews with leading voices in security. He also co-hosts "The Industrial Security Podcast," the most popular show in its field.HICKSVILLE, N.Y. , Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagstar Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FLG) (the "Company") today announced the appointment of Brian Callanan , Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at Liberty Strategic Capital ("Liberty"), to its Board of Directors, effective December 16, 2024 . Commenting on the appointment, Joseph M. Otting , Chairman, President, and CEO said, "I'm pleased to have Brian join our Board. His proven track record and expertise in financial services, along with his strategic insights will be instrumental as we continue to execute on our transformation and long-term vision. Brian's perspectives will provide valuable guidance, and his leadership will play a critical role in driving sustainable growth, ensuring we achieve long-term success and maximize the value we deliver to our shareholders, employees, and clients." Callanan is a distinguished lawyer with extensive experience in financial regulation, regulatory compliance, and financial technology. At Liberty, Callanan leads the firm's legal function, serves on its Investment Committee, and focuses on financial sector investments. Prior to joining Liberty, he served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing 2,000 lawyers across the department. As Chief General Counsel, he played a key role in major initiatives such as economic rescue programs during COVID-19, the design of new economic sanctions, and the implementation of tax reform. While serving as Deputy General Counsel, Callanan managed major litigation and advised on regulatory reform efforts, among other responsibilities. For his service, he received the Alexander Hamilton Award, the department's highest honor. This appointment aligns with the $1.05 billion equity investment in March 2024 , which stipulated that two Board seats would be granted to lead investor Liberty Strategic Capital. With Callanan's addition, the Company's Board of Directors, which was reconstituted earlier in 2024, expands to nine members, including Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. Otting , Milton Berlinski , Alessandro P. DiNello , Alan Frank , Marshall Lux , Lead Independent Director Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin , Allen Puwalski , and Jennifer Whip. About Flagstar Financial, Inc. Flagstar Financial, Inc. is the parent company of Flagstar Bank, N.A., one of the largest regional banks in the country. The Company is headquartered in Hicksville, New York . At September 30, 2024, the Company had $114.4 billion of assets, $73.0 billion of loans, deposits of $83 .0 billion, and total stockholders' equity of $8 .6 billion. Flagstar Bank, N.A. operates over 400 branches, including a significant presence in the Northeast and Midwest and locations in high growth markets in the Southeast and West Coast. In addition, the Bank has approximately 80 private banking teams located in over 10 cities in the metropolitan New York City region and on the West Coast, which serve the needs of high-net worth individuals and their businesses. Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This release may include forward‐looking statements by the Company and our authorized officers pertaining to such matters as our goals, beliefs, intentions, and expectations regarding (a) revenues, earnings, loan production, asset quality, liquidity position, capital levels, risk analysis, divestitures, acquisitions, and other material transactions, among other matters; (b) the future costs and benefits of the actions we may take; (c) our assessments of credit risk and probable losses on loans and associated allowances and reserves; (d) our assessments of interest rate and other market risks; (e) our ability to execute on our strategic plan, including the sufficiency of our internal resources, procedures and systems; (f) our ability to attract, incentivize, and retain key personnel and the roles of key personnel; (g) our ability to achieve our financial and other strategic goals, including those related to our merger with Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., which was completed on December 1, 2022, our acquisition of substantial portions of the former Signature Bank through an FDIC-assisted transaction, and our ability to fully and timely implement the risk management programs institutions greater than $100 billion in assets must maintain; (h) the effect on our capital ratios of the approval of certain proposals approved by our shareholders during our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders; (i) the conversion or exchange of shares of the Company's preferred stock; (j) the payment of dividends on shares of the Company's capital stock, including adjustments to the amount of dividends payable on shares of the Company's preferred stock; (k) the availability of equity and dilution of existing equity holders associated with amendments to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan; (l) the effects of the reverse stock split; and (m) transactions relating to the sale of our mortgage business and mortgage warehouse business. Forward‐looking statements are typically identified by such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "should," "confident," and other similar words and expressions, and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. Additionally, forward‐looking statements speak only as of the date they are made; the Company does not assume any duty, and does not undertake, to update our forward‐looking statements. Furthermore, because forward‐looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in our statements, and our future performance could differ materially from our historical results. Our forward‐looking statements are subject to, among others, the following principal risks and uncertainties: general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; conditions in the securities, credit and financial markets; changes in interest rates; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit, loan, and investment products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios, including associated allowances and reserves; changes in future allowance for credit losses, including changes required under relevant accounting and regulatory requirements; the ability to pay future dividends; changes in our capital management and balance sheet strategies and our ability to successfully implement such strategies; recent turnover in our Board of Directors and our executive management team; changes in our strategic plan, including changes in our internal resources, procedures and systems, and our ability to successfully implement such plan; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non‐financial institutions; changes in legislation, regulations, and policies; the imposition of restrictions on our operations by bank regulators; the outcome of pending or threatened litigation, or of investigations or any other matters before regulatory agencies, whether currently existing or commencing in the future; the success of our blockchain and fintech activities, investments and strategic partnerships; the restructuring of our mortgage business; our ability to recognize anticipated expense reductions and enhanced efficiencies with respect to our recently announced strategic workforce reduction; the impact of failures or disruptions in or breaches of the Company's operational or security systems, data or infrastructure, or those of third parties, including as a result of cyberattacks or campaigns; the impact of natural disasters, extreme weather events, military conflict (including the Russia / Ukraine conflict, the conflict in Israel and surrounding areas, the possible expansion of such conflicts and potential geopolitical consequences), terrorism or other geopolitical events; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties and/or are beyond our control. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties with respect to our merger with Flagstar Bancorp, which was completed on December 1, 2022 , and our acquisition of substantial portions of the former Signature Bank through an FDIC-assisted transaction: the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transactions will not be realized when expected or at all; the possibility of increased legal and compliance costs, including with respect to any litigation or regulatory actions related to the business practices of acquired companies or the combined business; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; the possibility that the Company may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in or as a result of the transactions within the expected timeframes or at all; and revenues following the transactions may be lower than expected. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the Community Benefits Agreement entered into with NCRC, which was contingent upon the closing of the Company's merger with Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., will achieve the results or outcome originally expected or anticipated by us as a result of changes to our business strategy, performance of the U.S. economy, or changes to the laws and regulations affecting us, our customers, communities we serve, and the U.S. economy (including, but not limited to, tax laws and regulations). More information regarding some of these factors is provided in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10‐K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023, Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 , June 30, 2024 , and September 30, 2024 , and in other SEC reports we file. Our forward‐looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those we may discuss in this news release, on our conference call, during investor presentations, or in our SEC filings, which are accessible on our website and at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov . Investor Contact: Salvatore J. DiMartino (516) 683-4286 Media Contact: Nicole Yelland (248) 219-9234 View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flagstar-financial-inc-appoints-brian-callanan-to-board-of-directors-302331692.html SOURCE Flagstar Financial, Inc.
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