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University Bank Acquires 37.4999% of Credit Union Trust for $3.75 Million, Increasing Its Ownership to 49.9999%, Putting into Place a Key Part of our Wealth Management Strategy

ANN ARBOR, MI / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / University Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB:UNIB or "UNIB") announced that University Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UNIB, will acquire effective on December 31, 2025 an additional 37.4999% of the shares of Credit Union Trust for $3.75 million, increasing its ownership to 49.9999%. The acquisition is a key part of University Bank' wealth management strategy. All regulatory approvals and all paperwork required for the share acquisition have been completed and the closing has been scheduled for month-end to simplify the post-acquisition accounting requirements under GAAP.

SMX's Version of the New Gold Standard Is Less About Money and More About PROOF

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / For years, even decades, analysts kept waiting for gold to reclaim its role as the foundation of global money. They predicted a return to a monetary gold standard, a moment when central banks would peg currencies to bullion again. But while the world argued about economic theory, the real revolution arrived from an unexpected direction. The next global gold standard will not be financial. It will be forensic.

Jury Awards Record $13.1M to Family of Man Who Stabbed a Riverside Co. Sheriff's Deputy Then was Fatally Shot

** A copy of the lawsuit and verdict form can be found HERE **Plaintiffs' attorneys Houman Sayaghi and Neama Rahmani of Los Angeles-based West Coast Trial Lawyers are available for interviews.

Gold Reserves Are About to Face the First Real Audit in History, And it Will Lack What's Most Needed: PROOF (NASDAQ: SMX)

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / For a century, the world has operated on a comfortable illusion. Central banks believe they know how much gold they hold. Sovereign wealth funds assume their reserves are exactly what the paperwork claims. Bullion banks trust that what sits beneath their headquarters is perfectly authentic. But the truth is far more fragile. No country on earth has ever conducted a full, bottom-up authentication of its gold reserves. Not one. Reserve systems rely on certificates, refinery stamps, and legacy chain-of-custody documents that lose meaning the moment a bar is melted or restamped. The world's most important financial backstop has never been tested with modern tools.

Optima Tax Relief Strengthens Community Ties During the Holiday Season

Employees give back to local nonprofits, contributing hundreds of hours to support underserved populations.

How to Choose the Right Port Charlotte Dentist for Your Dentures

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / If you live in Port Charlotte and have multiple missing teeth, you may want to consult a reliable dentist in Port Charlotte, FL, about getting dentures. A trusted dentist can help you explore your options, explain the types of dentures available, and create a personalized treatment plan to restore your smile, comfort, and ability to eat and speak with confidence. Here are some factors you should consider to make a stress-free choice.

The Market Finally Woke Up: Why SMX Is Suddenly on the World's Radar

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / For more than a year, SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) quietly built the kind of infrastructure companies talk about but rarely execute. Molecular identity for plastics. Traceability for metals. Verification that survives every transformation inside some of the world's most advanced bullion ecosystems. National circularity programs developed with leading research institutions. These weren't concepts on a slide deck. They were real systems deployed with real partners across multiple continents.

SMX's Global Collaborations Are Building the World's First Cross-Industry Verification Mesh

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / The world has spent years talking about circularity, ESG integrity, and supply-chain transparency, but the truth is simple. No industry has ever had the verification infrastructure needed to make any of those goals real. Plastics lose identity when they melt. Metals lose identity when they move. Gold loses identity the moment it hits a furnace. Documentation has filled the gap, but documentation was designed for a slower, less interconnected world. Into this vacuum stepped SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), and the company is not moving alone. It is collaborating across plastics, metals, gold, packaging, and national circularity programs to create the world's first verification mesh.

The Market Finally Gets It: SMX's PCT is Creating a New Asset Class

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Every market cycle introduces a new category of assets that feels almost inevitable in hindsight. Sometimes it is a technological leap. Sometimes it's a financial instrument. Sometimes it's a shift in how value is measured. Today, a growing number of investors are beginning to ask whether verified recovery is emerging as the next major asset class. The idea has been around for years, but no company has created a system capable of turning recovery into a measurable economic unit. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has changed that conversation with its Plastic Cycle Token, and the market is starting to take note.

Montlick Injury Attorneys Sponsors Veterans Day Telethon, raising $110,395 for Top Dogg K9 Foundation

ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Montlick Injury Attorneys, in partnership with the Top Dogg K9 Foundation and 11Alive, announces that this year's Veterans Day Telethon raised an incredible $110,395 to provide life-changing service dogs to veterans.

AVVAA World Health Care Products, Inc. (OTC:AVVH)/GoldQuest Capital, Inc. Provides Shareholder Update

Recaps 2025 Activities and Outlines Roadmap for 2026

Why Market Interest in SMX Is Accelerating as the Plastic Cycle Token Comes Into Focus

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / There are moments when a company moves from being a name on a ticker to becoming a topic that keeps showing up in investor conversations. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has entered that moment. What began as a quiet interest in its verification technology has turned into something broader, with traders, analysts, and crypto readers all starting to recognize the same thing. The Plastic Cycle Token is not a side project. It is the organizing layer for a new category of real-world assets built on verifiable truth rather than estimates or intentions.

FairWinds Publishes New White Paper to Prepare Brand Owners for 2026 ICANN gTLD Application Window and "dotBrand" Opportunity

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / FairWinds, a leading consultancy guiding global brands through internet domain strategy and governance, today released a white paper designed to help organizations prepare for the next round of new generic top-level domain (gTLD) applications.

Luminar Media Group, Inc. (LRGR) Hires Hayden IR, Expanding Investor Relations Efforts to Support its Investor Outreach and Communications

MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Luminar Media Group, Inc. (OTC:LRGR) ("Luminar" or the "Company"), a diversified financial holding company focused on revenue-based financing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has engaged Hayden IR, a highly recognized, national investor relations firm, to support the Company's investor communications and outreach efforts.

Betterauds Marks Six Years as an Independent Digital Publishing Platform

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Betterauds.com has reached six years of continuous online publishing, marking an important milestone in its growth as an independent digital platform covering books, music, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and creator-driven stories.

SMX Is Becoming the Google of Materials, and Global Industries Are Taking Notice

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Every major transformation in technology begins with a simple idea. What if everything in a system could be identified, indexed, and retrieved with certainty? Google did that for information by mapping the internet into something searchable. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is now doing the same for materials by giving physical goods a permanent molecular identity that acts like a truth layer. Once a material can carry its own history, the entire supply chain becomes searchable, auditable, and verifiable.

Smith-Midland Producing over $1 Million in Utility Vaults for Virginia Data Center

MIDLAND, VA / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID) announced today that production is underway on underground precast utility vaults and manholes for a new data center in Mineral, VA. The contract, valued at more than $1 million, is being produced at Smith-Midland's Virginia precast plant, with all units scheduled for delivery by the beginning of 2026.

WongDoody Creates Immersive Experience of Stadium Takeover at NBA and NFL Games with Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge

The live game activation challenged fans to compete like the players on the hit reality TV show

Greene Concepts Earns Keychain Preferred Partner Status, Expanding Access to 20,000+ CPG Brands

MARION, NC / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Greene Concepts Inc. (OTCID:INKW), owner and operator of a 60,000-square-foot bottling facility in Marion, North Carolina, and producer of the premium artesian spring water brand Be Water™, is pleased to announce that it has been elevated to Preferred Partner status on the Keychain platform, placing the Company among a select group of highly vetted, top-performing manufacturers within Keychain's national CPG network. This recognition follows the September 25, 2025 announcement of the Greene Concepts-Keychain partnership and reflects the strength, reliability, and scalability of the Company's 60,000-square-foot Marion, NC bottling facility.

Lumena Intelligent Alliance Office Defines Its Financial Intelligence Framework Through Charles Winslow's Strategic Vision

Lumena Intelligent Alliance Office has completed the formal definition of its financial intelligence framework, reflecting Charles Winslow's strategic vision for structured, ethical, and data-driven decision support.

Tax1099 expands its E-Filing Suite with the launch of 990 series for Nonprofits

The addition of Form 990 Series filing expands the Tax1099 suite of IRS-approved e-filing solutions. Nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations can now e-file Form 990 series, including amendments, and meet IRS requirements.

WelcomeVille Investment Association With Leadership From Reginald Pembroke Rolls Out a Digital Collaboration Platform

WelcomeVille Investment Association, under the leadership of Reginald Pembroke, rolls out a Digital Collaboration Platform to strengthen organizational coordination and improve structured collaboration across teams.

French minister urges angry farmers to trust cow culls, vaccines

France's agriculture minister Monday defended planned mass cattle culls and vaccines to control an infectious bovine disease, after farmers vowed no let-up in their protests against what they view as excessive slaughtering.

Stock market optimism returns after tech selloff but Wall Street wobbles

European stock markets recovered upward momentum on the back of interest rate optimism Monday following a brief correction affecting mostly the tech sector, but gains were pared as Wall Street ran out of steam by the late morning.

Stock market optimism returns after tech sell-off

Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic recovered upward momentum on the back of interest rate optimism Monday, following a brief correction affecting mostly the tech sector.

'Angry' Louvre workers' strike shuts out thousands of tourists

The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday due to a strike over working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a major robbery.

Showdown looms as EU-Mercosur deal nears finish line

Brussels and Berlin insisted Monday the EU's vast proposed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur must get over the finish line by year end -- despite a last-ditch French push to derail its signing.

Eurovision 2026 will feature 35 countries: organisers

Some 35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, organisers said Monday, despite five countries boycotting over Israel's participation in the glitzy annual extravaganza.

German shipyard, rescued by the state, gets mega deal

German shipyard Meyer Werft has received a mega order worth up to 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion), officials said Monday, a boost for the shipbuilder after a state rescue last year.

'We are angry': Louvre Museum closed as workers strike

The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a rolling strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.

Stocks diverge ahead of central bank calls, US data

Stock markets diverged Monday at the start of a week filled with economic data and central bank decisions, following a tech sell-off on Wall Street.

Louvre Museum closed as workers strike

The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.

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