Special Program Root Tag

Chelsea Emery
April 23, 2020 11:51 AM

Find more information and the nomination form for Financial Planning's recognition of people, leaders and firms that have demonstrated innovation in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Alan J. Foxman
April 22, 2020 5:00 PM

My broker-dealer warned that since it’s a forgivable loan it could be seen as a compromise with creditors.

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Penny Crosman
April 17, 2020 1:13 PM

Square Capital and other online lenders joined the Paycheck Protection Program just before it ran out of money. Now they’re ready and waiting for Congress to reload funds that could be better aimed at the smallest companies.

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Jim Johnson
April 17, 2020 10:17 AM

As the market deals with the short-term challenge of getting stimulus payments into the hands of citizens, the country has a unique opportunity to put the unbanked and underbanked on a long-term path to electronic payment methods, Jim Johnson of FIS says.

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Jim Johnson
April 17, 2020 12:01 AM

As the market deals with the short-term challenge of getting trillions of dollars of relief and stimulus payments into the hands of citizens in the coming weeks and months, we as a country have a unique opportunity to put our unbanked and underbanked citizens on a long-term path to electronic payment methods, says FIS' Jim Johnson.

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Jo Ann Barefoot
April 15, 2020 10:51 AM

The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program is nearly depleted, but there are ways small banks and fintechs, with help from Congress, can remedy the situation.

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Suspending beneficial ownership rules "will facilitate quick access for both PPP and non-PPP credit,” ICBA CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey wrote to congressional leaders.
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Neil Haggerty
April 14, 2020 4:50 PM

A trade group says suspending so-called beneficial owner rules would help financial institutions make more small-business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Ingrid Case
April 8, 2020 2:11 PM

Advisors — some inspired, some resistant — envision client contact in a post-coronavirus landscape.

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Jo Ann Barefoot
April 1, 2020 10:59 AM

Lenders and government guarantors can use loan technology to bring immediate relief to business owners, former OCC official Jo Ann Barefoot says.

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“Combating the COVID-19 crisis demands the full attention and all available resources from the public, from state, local, and federal government entities, as well as all industries, including the vital financial services industry,” said ICBA CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey.
Brendan Pedersen
March 31, 2020 1:57 PM

The ICBA chief’s plea for a six-month halt to regulations not related to the pandemic followed similar calls by community groups and a key Senate Democrat.

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