Economy

Eytan Bensoussan, co-founder and CEO of NorthOne
Miriam Cross
June 23, 2020 3:35 PM

Challengers like Joust, Lili and NorthOne that offer banking services to freelancers and small-business owners are getting record levels of new customers as the traditional workforce thins.

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June 23, 2020 2:08 PM

Participation in the Main Street Lending Program for midsize companies is partly about public service, but the core business rationale is building "a banking relationship that continues on for some time," the Boston Fed chief says.

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By Jon Prior
June 21, 2020 9:00 PM

Business owners are changing banks at three times normal levels, a trend researchers attribute to their difficulty in obtaining emergency loans. If the forgiveness stage of the Paycheck Protection Program proves arduous, that rate could climb much higher.

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SBA
Michael Cohn
June 17, 2020 11:44 AM

The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department unveiled a simpler loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program to reflect changes under the PPP Forgiveness Act.

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Yvette Shields
June 15, 2020 4:19 PM

The Wisconsin health system's ratings have weathered the early impact of COVID-19 on its balance sheet, although S&P revised its outlook to negative.

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By Ben Steverman
June 15, 2020 10:11 AM

Nonprofits, lawmakers and others want to see more giving from fund donor-advised funds, which have grown popular recently because they’re so flexible.

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John McMickle
June 15, 2020 9:30 AM

Lawmakers shouldn't let themselves be misled by a slower pace in personal bankruptcy filings so far this year.

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AICPA building in Durham, N.C.
Michael Cohn
June 10, 2020 5:21 PM

The institute released guidance on how to account for forgivable loans under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.

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FASB chairman Russell Golden
Michael Cohn
June 10, 2020 3:06 PM

The meeting was the last in chairman Russell Golden’s term.

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Greg Seibly, Union Bank president and head of regional banking
Allissa Kline
June 8, 2020 6:15 PM

Greg Seibly, who led the turnaround of Sterling Financial during the Great Recession, was nine days into his new job as president of Union Bank when the pandemic was declared.

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