With the pandemic fueling anxiety about public transportation and dense urban offices, financial firms in Manhattan are looking elsewhere for space to let workers spread out and avoid commuting into the city.

The Miramar, Fla.-based institution is spending $85,000 to help businesses as the economy begins reopening.

Some staff will be sitting at different desks, and in some cases different floors, when they return to work, according to the memo sent to employees Wednesday.

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.

The regulator has formed the Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Council, which will conduct a survey of NCUA's culture to identify areas that need improvement.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO said he hopes policymakers use the COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst to rebuild a more inclusive economy as the pandemic exposes stark inequalities among Americans.

Black and Latino business owners were less likely to get loans than overall borrowers, survey states; Atlanta Fed president tells lenders they won’t be second-guessed if they do right by borrowers.

New Peoples Bankshares said the layoffs were necessary because of the coronavirus pandemic and "a changing financial services industry."

The Iowa company said Brent Giles, who was CEO of a bank that was recently sold, will run its Wisconsin Bank & Trust.

The German bank’s money laundering controls are still not up to snuff, among other problems; three Democrats say banks may have shortchanged small-business borrowers.