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Brad Finkelstein
March 25, 2020 2:27 PM

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's 60-day foreclosure halt for Federal Housing Administration borrowers is too short to help reverse mortgage borrowers, a letter from consumer groups stated.

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By Laura Davison
March 25, 2020 2:26 PM

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he wants direct payments to households to go out within three weeks of Congress passing a stimulus law, yet former IRS officials say those payments could take months to reach households.

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Sarah Wynn
March 25, 2020 2:17 PM

In the MSRB’s first report showing data from March 24, trades topped 87,215, which is likely a record, said Marcelo Vieira, MSRB director of research.

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SEC chairman Jay Clayton
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Michael Cohn
March 25, 2020 1:39 PM

The Commission is extending the filing periods covered under its previous reporting relief for companies due to the COV-19 pandemic.

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Craig L. Israelsen
March 25, 2020 12:31 PM

Seeing the size and variation in average returns among a variety of asset classes offers perspective for those who are anxious.

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Andrew Coen
March 25, 2020 12:23 PM

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration places nearly $1 billion of discretionary spending in reserve through the 2021 fiscal year amid economic struggles from virus.

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Policymakers agreed early Wednesday morning on a roughly $2 trillion package as Congress prepares to vote on the biggest aid package for businesses since the 2008 bank bailout in the midst of the financial crisis.
Neil Haggerty
March 25, 2020 12:18 PM

The $2 trillion deal passed by the Senate late Wednesday would aim to put banks and consumers alike on stronger financial footing as they weather the coronavirus pandemic.

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Detroit
MSR
By JC Reindl
March 25, 2020 12:15 PM

Detroit-based mortgage giant Quicken Loans could be facing a cash crunch in coming weeks and possibly need temporary emergency federal assistance if lots of borrowers stop making payments on their home mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news report.

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Paul Burton
March 25, 2020 12:09 PM

The Disaster Emergency Funding Board, authorized in 1973, will consider Gov. Gina Raimondo's request for up to $300 million short term borrowing.

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Michael Moeser
March 25, 2020 11:10 AM

For a growing number of people, the coronavirus has disrupted their daily lives in how they work, where they eat and how they spend their money. This drastic change has caused a boom in some sectors of the economy and a bust in other areas.

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