An uptick in closings is likely, but how many institutions go under and how fast will depend on a variety of factors, including the duration of the pandemic.

Tom Meyer, CEO of 1st Capital since 2015, decided to step down because shelter-in-place orders are keeping him from family hundreds of miles from the bank.

Draw-downs on C&I credit more than quadrupled in a seven-day period ended March 25. Lenders may try to rein them in if the crisis drags out, but legal precedent isn’t on their side.

The regulator's extension for first-quarter documents applies to BHCs with less than $5 billion in assets.

A former market president for State Bank Financial would serve as CEO of the proposed Classic City Bank.

While LendingClub, Prosper, Avant and SoFi are giving existing borrowers breaks in the short term, they're considering tightening credit as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to drag the economy into a recession.

The company is one of the first to share information on impacted clients, forbearance requests and emergency loan applications.

Many banks are offering low-interest loans to help consumers and small businesses withstand the economic shocks of the pandemic. Some are also doing away with ATM, overdraft and late fees because, as one CEO put it, that revenue “is not the most important thing right now.”

Former NetSpend CEO Dan Henry has been named as the CEO of Green Dot, the Pasadena, Calif.-based prepaid card issuer and banking company.

Banks and credit unions should make it their top priority to pair with the central bank in distributing financial relief to small businesses, even if that means putting everything else on hold.

Losses on commercial real estate aren’t expected to be as bad as the 2008 crisis; as more cities announce shutdowns, consumers turn to online payments.

As companies move work off-site because of the pandemic, a host of issues have arisen around remote access, network monitoring and cybersecurity.

The regulation issued late on Tuesday directs state-regulated financial institutions to give mortgage borrowers at least 90 days of forbearance if they can show financial hardship resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. It also requires banks and credit unions to provide relief on ATM fees and credit card late payment fees.

The central bank will prioritize monitoring and outreach while reducing examination activity due to the coronavirus pandemic until at least the end of April.

It joins a growing list of banks temporarily shuttering branches as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country and more Americans stay home. Meanwhile, Citi and rival Wells Fargo became the latest banks to announce plans to pay bonuses to front-line employees.

The COVID-19 crisis is forcing many banks to hold their spring shareholder meetings online only.

The legislation sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, would require banks to offer the accounts so that consumers could easily access cornonavirus relief funds without turning to high-cost check cashers.

The mobile-only bank offers many standard neobank features and some added payment options.

Regulators' decision to delay reporting for troubled-debt restructurings should allow banks and credit unions to be more nimble modifying loans impaired by the coronavirus outbreak.

Some industry observers are calling on the Treasury Department to bring back the Small Business Lending Fund to help small companies stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic and get back on their feet once the crisis passes.