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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin waits outside the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C.
Roger Russell
May 27, 2020 10:20 AM

The release of the SBA's loan forgiveness application highlights the questions that remain around the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Edward Mendlowitz
May 25, 2020 10:00 AM

This year all playbooks have to be discarded and a fresh start needs to be developed.

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Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Michael Cohn
May 22, 2020 2:13 PM

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to close a loophole in the CARES Act.

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Faith Bautista
May 22, 2020 11:14 AM

If the agency hadn’t revised the 1977 law now, nothing would be done for communities in need that are struggling even more in the coronavirus pandemic, writes Faith Bautista, CEO of the National Diversity Coalition.

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Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting
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Joseph Otting
May 20, 2020 8:02 AM

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting says the revised Community Reinvestment Act will provide more credit access to communities in need and won't, as some had feared, create new thresholds for grading banks.

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May 19, 2020 2:15 PM

The request for a second municipal lending facility was made in a bipartisan letter sent to the Fed last week by four senators.

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Michael Cohn
May 19, 2020 10:31 AM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are beginning to send nearly 4 million economic impact payments by prepaid debit card, instead of by paper check or direct deposit.

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Edward Mendlowitz
May 18, 2020 12:15 PM

Many will reconfigure what they do to the new reality and will make some investments in updating and formalizing some of their Band-Aid processes.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol.
By Erik Wasson and Billy House
May 18, 2020 9:49 AM

The measure, passed 208-199, would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $1 trillion while providing most Americans with a new round of $1,200 checks

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John Hope Bryant
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John Hope Bryant
May 18, 2020 9:00 AM

Operation HOPE Chief Executive John Hope Bryant talks about how the Community Reinvestment Act influenced him at the age of 9 and eventually led to the founding of his nonprofit, which works with banks to help communities in need. But he says the 1977 law is outdated.

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