Coronavirus Impact
Coronavirus Impact
"Please keep in mind that as important as it is to take care of our clients, we need to take care of ourselves,” Citi CEO Michael Corbat said in a memo to employees.

The memo from CEO Michael Corbat acknowledged the challenges many employees have faced working remotely during the coronavirus outbreak while taking care of family members and home-schooling their children.

May 19
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The Treasury Department is expected to start mailing prepaid cards to certain households this week.

Nearly 4 million households that were to be mailed paper checks will instead receive their pandemic relief aid via prepaid debit cards issued by MetaBank.

May 19
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Visa Inc. Chief Executive Officer Al Kelly said he expects a majority of the firm’s employees will continue working remotely through the end of the year.

May 19
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The thresholds "are established at such a level that many of the small cities and counties across the United States cannot apply for individual loans,” Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said of the Municipal Liquidity Facility.

Members of the Banking Committee pressed the Treasury secretary and Fed chief to ensure CARES Act funds are deployed as Congress intended. They also debated the need for more stimulus to ease the economic effects of the coronavirus.

May 19
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Healthcare costs
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Congress should pass legislation authorizing use of nontraditional data sources to make credit more available to consumers who’ve taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

May 19
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Customer chat sessions at Happy State Bank

The Texas bank is leaning on solutions from Lightico and MANTL to quickly set up accounts and handle loans when customers can’t sign documents in person because of the coronavirus emergency.

May 19
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As consumers dump cash and traditional point of sale hardware for contactless payments, PayPal has added support for QR codes in 28 countries.

May 19
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency clarified that borrowers with Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-backed mortgages who have entered into forbearance plans can be eligible for a refi or new purchase once they are considered “current” on their mortgage.

May 19
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