Only a firm “actively swindling funds” would trigger an onsite visit, according to Peter Driscoll.
The Internal Revenue Service is taking a “sweeping series of steps” to help taxpayers during the coronavirus outbreak.
The firm, which already closed 260 branches, now has 100% of its staff operating virtually.
The Department of Finance told department heads it will be re-evaluating budget requests under a workload budget scenario.
Many banks are offering low-interest loans to help consumers and small businesses withstand the economic shocks of the pandemic. Some are also doing away with ATM, overdraft and late fees because, as one CEO put it, that revenue “is not the most important thing right now.”
The policy change may prompt more defendants to reach settlements, an attorney says.
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.
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.
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.
The Commission is extending the filing periods covered under its previous reporting relief for companies due to the COV-19 pandemic.