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Small-dollar lending has been an area of interest for both Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams, who have argued that pushing banks out of the space has left payday lenders and other predatory players to fill the gap.
Brendan Pedersen
March 26, 2020 12:20 PM

The joint statement said examiners will not impede banks’ responsible efforts to offer open lines of credit, closed-installment loans or other products to borrowers dealing with fallout from the pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
March 26, 2020 12:18 PM

The Senate voted 96-0 late Wednesday to approve a sweeping $2.2 trillion stimulus package to help the nation emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

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By Laura Davison
March 26, 2020 11:09 AM

Large retailers like Walmart Inc. and Target Corp., as well as student loan borrowers, are on a long list of potential winners from tax breaks included in a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill approved by the Senate.

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Kate Fitzgerald
March 26, 2020 12:01 AM

Canada’s small businesses have lagged behind the U.S. in adopting digital commerce for a variety of reasons, but coronavirus might send things in a new direction.

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“Your money is safe at the banks,” FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams said in a video address on Tuesday. “The last thing you should be doing is pulling your money out of the banks now, thinking that it's going to be safe for someplace else.”
Brendan Pedersen
March 25, 2020 9:00 PM

While analysts agree banks are in better shape than in 2008, lawmakers are dusting off a crisis-era tool used by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to soothe potential liquidity fears during the coronavirus pandemic.

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By Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille
March 25, 2020 6:21 PM

The payments are one of the central provisions of the $2 trillion stimulus package awaiting a Senate vote.

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By Jon Prior
March 25, 2020 6:18 PM

With seven in 10 rooms sitting empty amid the coronavirus outbreak, hotel and banking groups are urging policymakers to open up the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is also asking banks and credit unions to waive ATM and overdraft fees for struggling customers.
Laura Alix
March 25, 2020 6:04 PM

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and U.S. Bancorp, along with 200 state-chartered banks and credit unions, have agreed to let borrowers skip payments for 90 days if their finances have been upended by the pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
March 25, 2020 5:36 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is giving foreign banks and financial institutions more time to file information about U.S. taxpayers with overseas bank accounts because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Paul Centopani
March 25, 2020 4:57 PM

With ambiguity surrounding the length of the COVID-19 outbreak and damage it will cause, consumers are becoming diffident in taking out a mortgage for a major purchase, according to Zillow.

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