Coronavirus

Apart from the layoffs, LendingClub's restructuring plan includes a temporary 30% base salary reduction for CEO Scott Sanborn.
Paul Davis
April 21, 2020 8:48 PM

The online lender, reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, also said it is cutting senior executives' salaries by 25%.

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“This bipartisan agreement will provide more ... funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, which is already helping millions of small-business employees receive paychecks instead of pink slips,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Neil Haggerty
April 21, 2020 5:34 PM

The House is expected to vote later this week on the bill expanding emergency relief for small businesses reeling from the effects of the coronavirus.

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The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac traditionally have not purchased loans that are in forbearance.
April 21, 2020 4:58 PM

Efforts to calm lenders’ fears about coronavirus-related forbearance may not offset tightening standards, and the FHA is less likely to boost volume than it was during the financial crisis.

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Greg Carmichael, Fifth Third CEO
Laura Alix
April 21, 2020 4:33 PM

The pandemic won’t halt the Cincinnati bank's plan to open about 100 branches in the Southeast, but features could be added to accommodate social distancing.

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Brendan Pedersen
April 21, 2020 3:44 PM

In a rare show of unity, banking industry and consumer advocacy groups told congressional leaders that it is not too late to ensure individuals can access all of their coronavirus relief funds promised by the government.

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Michael Cohn
April 21, 2020 3:23 PM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department provided cross-border tax guidance Tuesday to provide relief to individuals and businesses affected by travel disruptions arising from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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John Dugan has been Citi's chairman since early last year.
Kevin Wack
April 21, 2020 3:06 PM

"One of the advantages is that we can hear from shareholders in faraway places," John Dugan said at Tuesday's annual meeting, which was held entirely online as most of the country remains on lockdown to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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David Heun
April 21, 2020 2:47 PM

The coronavirus pandemic has added a troubling twist to the already difficult process of converting fuel pumps to accept EMV chip cards and communicate with the stations' point-of-sale terminals.

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By Alfred Cang, Javier Blas, Serene Cheong and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
April 21, 2020 1:34 PM

As oil prices collapsed in the fallout from the coronavirus, Singapore-based Hin Leong's foundations crumbled.

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Life preserver at sea
Noah W. Wilcox
April 21, 2020 1:15 PM

Small banks are a lifeline for many local businesses and should be given first crack at distributing funds from a continuation of the federal stimulus program.

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