Economy

May 4, 2020 3:04 PM

Lenders implemented stricter underwriting across all loan types in the first quarter as the pandemic upended the economy, the Federal Reserve said in its survey of loan officers.

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Michael Cohn
May 4, 2020 12:08 PM

The international group has published a roadmap that focuses on four main areas of change.

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Tobias Salinger
May 1, 2020 5:06 PM

Financial advisors, broker-dealers, custodians and other firms are trying to do their part amid a public health and economic crisis.

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Tobias Salinger
May 1, 2020 1:19 PM

CEO Dan Arnold says the pandemic “will create some structural change across the market and the industry.”

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By Laura Davison
May 1, 2020 11:25 AM

Small businesses that manage to get their Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven may find themselves losing valuable tax breaks, according to new guidance from the Internal Revenue Service.

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Kimberly Foss
April 30, 2020 9:37 PM

As soon as the program was announced, I not only advised my small business clients to apply; I also tried to figure out how to take advantage of it myself.

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Bonnie Sinnock
April 30, 2020 3:40 PM

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index hasn't yet reflected the impact of the coronavirus, but an independent market maker has some thoughts on how it might.

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Breaking through walls
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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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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Michael Cohn
April 29, 2020 1:23 PM

The American Institute of CPAs offered suggestions on how the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program should deal with forgiving loans.

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