NEW YORK, July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that trading of Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOB) commenced on The Nasdaq Stock Market on July 23, 2015.

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Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. is the parent and registered bank holding company of Live Oak Banking Company, a national online banking platform for small business lending. Since 2008, Live Oak Banking Company has worked to support the financing of small business growth nationwide.

“Live Oak Banking Company has helped small businesses achieve their financial goals by providing high quality banking services,” said Nelson Griggs, Executive Vice President, Listing Services at Nasdaq. “We are excited to welcome Live Oak Bancshares to the family of financial services companies that call Nasdaq home.”

By listing with Nasdaq, Live Oak Bancshares joins some of the world's largest and most revolutionary companies. Nasdaq is the exchange of choice to 100 percent of regional banks listed on the U.S. markets year-to-date in 2015.

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