{
  "id": 19377,
  "title": "Activist investor prods Washington bank to sell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/activist-investor-prods-washington-bank-to-sell",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-07-29T15:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Banking Dive",
    "slug": "banking-dive",
    "url": "https://www.bankingdive.com/news/activist-investor-prods-cashmere-washington-bank-sell/826470/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Down Range Capital Opportunity Fund is urging the board of $2.3 billion-asset Cashmere Valley Bank to find a buyer, saying its value “can only be unlocked” through a sale.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Banking Dive",
        "title": "Founder of fintech Increase buys a bank in Washington state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/founder-of-fintech-increase-buys-a-bank-in-washington-state",
        "published": "2026-07-30T14:35:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}