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AT-070920-PPP loan Breakdown as of June 27 CHART
Roger Russell
August 4, 2020 3:49 PM

Granting and forgiving loans in different years can create problems.

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Rising U.S. household debt
Penny Crosman
August 4, 2020 2:41 PM

KeyBank, Regions and others are using self-service portals, robotic processing automation and virtual assistants to digitize the collections process and make it more humane in anticipation of rising delinquencies.

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Paychex office
Michael Cohn
August 4, 2020 1:32 PM

The emergence of new coronavirus hotspots, especially in the South and West, had a major impact, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.

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John Hayashi
August 4, 2020 11:39 AM

In today’s COVID-19 world where nothing seems normal, and “new normals” are popping up in every business operation, service businesses are trying to make up for lost income and rising expenses in creative ways that will lessen the financial impact of COVID-19.

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Leaders showcases ideas, analysis, and opinion from financial services’ most influential minds and will launch with contributions from innovators Jonathan Stein, CEO of Betterment, Dr. Tanu Luke, Head of AI, U.S. Bank, Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial, Erminia Johannson, Group Head North America, Personal and Business Banking, BMO, and more.

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Danielle Lee
August 4, 2020 9:06 AM

Maxwell Locke & Ritter is pursuing the same staffing strategy — and the same values — through the pandemic.

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 "We knew their business and they had a good idea about us too … and it really helps mitigate some of the challenges from COVID," Sean Wilson, managing director for Opayo, formerly Sage Pay.
David Heun
August 4, 2020 12:01 AM

Payment processor Elavon purchased Sage Pay four months ago, completing the acquisition on March 11. Two days later, Elavon's entire workforce was operating remotely as the coronavirus forced it into lockdown.

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CECL implementation readiness
Michael Cohn
August 3, 2020 5:13 PM

The six largest credit card issuers have set aside billions of dollars worth of reserves in response to the novel coronavirus as well as the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new credit losses standard.

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The U.S. Capitol
Michael Cohn
August 3, 2020 3:39 PM

Several unemployed workers described the difficulties they are facing to senators as congressional leaders continue negotiations.

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Daniel Hood
August 3, 2020 10:55 AM

Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson of ConvergenceCoaching dive into the major issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has raised for accounting and tax firms — staff, technology, operations and more.

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