Corporate governance

Nebraska bankers sued after MembersOwn Credit Union successfully added eight counties to its field of membership last year.

Quinn served as acting CEO since August, when John Flint was ousted over concern he couldn't lead the bank through an increasingly treacherous series of economic challenges.

There are several forbearance measures the agencies can take now to keep banks from failing in a downturn triggered by the coronavirus.

Automated and interactive teller machines aren’t germ-free in the best of times, and the pandemic has raised new concerns about the possibility of those devices infecting consumers and staff.

Many institutions said they would close branches, operate drive-throughs only, limit lobby visits to appointments or take other protective steps. Yet others want to stay open to promote public confidence in the banking system.

The transaction, which involves the sale of three branches, is expected to close in June and is pending regulatory.

JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup told employees if they can work from home to begin doing so this week, escalating efforts to prevent the deadly coronavirus from spreading among staff.

The actions include cutting the federal funds rate to between 0% and 0.25% and other steps to ease economic stress from the spread of the coronavirus.

The banks — including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup — agreed to stop buying back their own shares through the second quarter, saying they will focus on supporting clients and the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.

The actions include cutting the federal funds rate to between 0% and 0.25% and other steps to ease economic stress from the spread of the coronavirus.