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Paul Centopani
March 19, 2020 3:22 PM

As financial hardships mount with the COVID-19 outbreak, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released their plans for mortgage borrowers impacted by the pandemic.

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March 19, 2020 3:20 PM

Employers are dealing with seismic changes in the new workplace normal of entire WFH staffs, stressed-out workers — and layoffs ahead. Welcome to Remote America.

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Yvette Shields
March 19, 2020 2:32 PM

A coalition of healthcare industry organizations is asking for $100 billion in direct federal help, warning that the survival of some hospitals is at stake.

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Chip Barnett
March 19, 2020 2:26 PM

If the Federal government doesn't help, the $12 billion plan could be funded by the city selling "relief bonds."

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Christopher Whalen
March 19, 2020 2:18 PM

A number of proposals have been floated for debt payment holidays and other types of moratoria, but such approaches offer solutions that are worse than the problems.

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March 19, 2020 1:53 PM

A memo circulated Wednesday by House Financial Service Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., suggests that the next wave of federal legislation authorize the Fed to support state, territory, and local debt issuance in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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March 19, 2020 1:48 PM

Schools in 39 states had closed by Wednesday.

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Michael Cohn
March 19, 2020 1:37 PM

Officials and employees are working from home and doing inspections of U.S. audit firms remotely to protect them from infection.

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By Sherman Smith
March 19, 2020 1:13 PM

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced she was banning evictions and foreclosures for the next six weeks, adding to her administration's response to the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19.

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By Glen Fest
March 19, 2020 1:02 PM

While collapsing market prices do not present immediate worries for CLO managers, the prospect of future downgrades and defaults becomes more problematic.

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