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Michael Cohn
April 30, 2020 3:03 PM

The auditing profession is responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic by adjusting how it conducts audits, and that’s evident in the Center for Audit Quality, whose CEO, Julie Bell Lindsay, took over the leadership job when the priorities for the profession and the CAQ looked far different.

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"The sector’s success in this task is a matter of national urgency, and in my view, congressional action to improve regulatory flexibility to respond would only help achieve it," said Fed Vice Chair of Supervision Randal Quarles.
Brendan Pedersen
April 30, 2020 12:44 PM

In separate letters to Congress, the Fed asked for legislative action to ease Tier 1 capital minimums while the FDIC said it may use its own authority to address the market strain on banks.

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Andrew Coen
April 30, 2020 11:42 AM

S&P Global Ratings follows Moody's Investors Service in revising state’s credit outlook downward on revenue losses from COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jo Ann Barefoot
April 30, 2020 11:00 AM

It's time for agencies like the Small Business Administration to stop playing catch-up and invest in state-of-the art technology.

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By Noah Buhayar
April 30, 2020 10:51 AM

Just before the coronavirus roiled the economy, wealthy investors piled into funds that take advantage of a popular, two-year-old tax break meant to help poor communities.

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After receiving extensive feedback, the Fed will make the program available to companies with up to 15,000 employees or $5 billion in annual revenue, the agency said Thursday.
April 30, 2020 10:26 AM

The Main Street Lending Program, announced on April 9 as an option to help U.S. businesses weather the coronavirus outbreak, will be available to a wider array of companies than previously planned.

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Paul Burton
April 30, 2020 9:30 AM

The mass transit authority cannot tap the Municipal Liquidity Facility directly, chief financial officer Robert Foran said.

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A customer shops for paper towels at a supermarket in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, March 16, 2020. All New Jersey schools must close starting March 18 for at least two weeks as state officials try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Governor Murphy said. Photographer: David 'Dee' Delgado/Bloomberg
Ranica Arrowsmith
April 30, 2020 9:15 AM

Accountants share unique problems faced by four different industries.

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Jackie Stewart
April 30, 2020 5:00 AM

Consumers are using their debit and credit cards less, and that's causing a decline in interchange income for credit unions and banks.

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David Heun
April 30, 2020 12:01 AM

There is nothing in U.S. federal laws or general payment processes that stops businesses from taking a consumer's money and using it for payroll or to finance a marketing campaign.

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