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PLANO, Texas, Jan. 13, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today released its December 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report, showing that mortgage rate-lock activity ended the year on a firm footing, bucking typical holiday-driven seasonality. Total lock volume rose 2% month over month (MoM) from November and finished 30% higher year over year (YoY), driven primarily by rate-and-term refinances, which climbed 13% from November and more than 170% compared with December 2024.

SINGAPORE and NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- New analysis released by the HotDeals Research Team suggests that consumers are entering 2026 with a more deliberate and research-oriented approach to spending, as saving money and the use of coupons increasingly form a stable part of everyday purchasing decisions rather than occasional tactics. Based on ongoing behavioral tracking, the findings indicate that coupon usage is no longer primarily driven by short-term promotions or seasonal campaigns, but by a broader shift in price sensitivity, advance planning, and value assessment.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The LA Local today announced the next phase of its groundbreaking newsroom expansion, including community-based news outlets and a website, thelalocal.org, to serve as a trusted source of local news and information. The LA Local is led by a team of civic and journalistic leaders with deep roots in Los Angeles dedicated to delivering free and fair reporting that better connects communities, strengthens local journalism and fosters collaboration among news organizations.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of biometric fingerprint readers, today announced that it will be exhibiting at MOSIP Connect 2026, taking place February 11-13, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco. At the event, SecuGen will demonstrate its soon to be released MOSIP L1-compliant authentication device, a smart fingerprint reader designed to support national ID and large-scale identity authentication programs.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a 57-year mental health industry watchdog, is calling for an urgent investigation into the clinical trials and regulatory decisions that led to the approval and continued marketing of antidepressants, due to long-standing evidence of devastating and enduring side effects that patients were never adequately warned about, including sexual dysfunction and emotional numbing.