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FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN) and First Foundation Inc. (FFWM) jointly announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved the merger of their respective bank subsidiaries, Sunflower Bank, N.A. and First Foundation Bank, with Sunflower Bank, N.A continuing as the surviving bank. Completion of the merger of First Foundation with and into FirstSun remains subject to receipt of regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, approval by the stockholders of FirstSun and First Foundation at their respective stockholder meetings to be held on February 27, 2026, and the satisfaction or waiver of other closing conditions. The merger is currently expected to be completed early in the second quarter of 2026.

Following a softer open in the futures markets overnight amid fears of another government shutdown, U.S. indices recovered at the start of the week with another session of gains.  Strength in shares of Alphabetand Meta Platformspropelled the Communication Services to the top of the sector rankings in the S&P 500 for the day.  Apple's3% gain supported the Tech sector, while Utilities ranked 3rd on the benchmark index in terms of performance.In the opening hour of the evening session, sentiment is a bit more mixed.  Dow Industrials futures are negative, weighed down by shares of United Healthwhich is falling 9% afterhours as CMS released Medicare Advantage 2027 price increase plan that are nowhere near consensus estimates.  S&P e-minis are flat while Nasdaq 100 is up 0.2%, with investors proving to be more willing to overlook threats of protectionism after President Trump announced a 10 point increase on exports from South Korea to 25%.  Korea's Kospi, however, is headed for a lower open as the South Korea MSCI ETF - EWY - was down 1% on the news.In commodities, precious metals are well off Monday's highs - Gold is below $5,040 after rising over $5,100 while Silver is at $107 per ounce after approaching $120 earlier in the day.  WTI Crude Oil is slightly firmer, trading just below $61 per barrel.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Triumph Financialup 3.5%FirstSun Capitalup 3.0%Gracoup 2.0%Alexandria Real Estate Equitiesup 1.3%W. R. Berkleyup 0.5%Craneup 0.5%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Agilysysdown 12.7%Sanminadown 8.2%Brown & Browndown 6.1%Nucordown 3.0%Park Nationaldown 0.9%Enterprise Financial Servicesdown 0.8%ALSO LOWER -UnitedHealthdown 8.7%, Oscar Healthdown 3.0%, Molinadown 3.0%, Humanadown 12.5%, CVS Healthdown 9.4% after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services release of 2027 Advance Notice for Medicare Advantage rate plan calling for just 0.09% increase vs. 4%-6% analyst estimatesEllington Financialdown 2.2% after equity offering

Reports Q4 revenue $110.2M, consensus $107.6M. Neal Arnold, FirstSun's Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "We are very pleased with our strong operating results in the fourth quarter. Among the highlights were our growth in net interest margin to a strong 4.18%, average loan growth of 8.5%, annualized and revenue growth driving our earnings growth. Our strategic focus on our C&I, consumer and service fee businesses has enabled us to continue to responsibly grow our franchise and deliver strong earnings once again this year. While we acknowledge the potential influence of macroeconomic and geopolitical risks, we look forward to the franchise opportunities ahead in 2026 and believe our business model and well diversified business mix will position us for continued success."