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Amazon.com Inc. suffered a technical glitch on Sunday affecting online grocery orders through its Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh delivery services, which have become lifelines for household essentials for people looking to avoid stores due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Fed cuts rates near zero and will buy $700 billion in Treasuries and mortgage bonds; big banks put off stock buybacks until July at the earliest.

A national moratorium would be costly to lenders and servicers, but proponents say it's needed to help cushion the economic blow of the 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.

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.

The OCC and FDIC said banks should consider waiving fees, be flexible with loan repayments and that they would not be penalized if they close branches for precautionary reasons.

The biggest U.S. banks are once again preparing to show how they'll be able to withstand a severe economic shock in a hypothetical doomsday scenario, and they're eager to get on with it as a real one unfolds.

Banks typically don't offer loans to cash-strapped consumers, and are poorly positioned to start doing so on an emergency basis — unless the government steps in to help.

TD Bank Group's top lawyer will succeed Allen Parker at scandal-plagued Wells Fargo later this month.

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Mastercard is working with Samsung to launch its Pay on Demand platform in emerging markets to drive financial inclusion.

HSBC sounded out former Citigroup banker James Forese to gauge his interest in the chief executive officer's post, at least the third high-profile outside financier to be approached.

Organizers of Riverside Bank of Dublin will need to raise $18 million before opening.

Investment bankers have are trying to drum up interest from investment firms and hedge funds to provide tens of billions of dollars in financing to companies in industries upended by the coronavirus.

Fraudsters tend to be oporptunistic. They’re constantly looking for new ways to abuse businesses and cardholders, making it difficult for security professionals to keep up, says Chargeback 911 and Global Risk Technologies' Monica Eaton-Cardone.

The central bank will inject $1.5 trillion into the money market, including buying more longer-term bonds; JPMorgan says its CEO “is doing very well” as he recovers from heart surgery.

The agency will be tasked with providing $50 billion in loans to small businesses harmed by the pandemic. It is unclear whether the SBA will need help from banks and CUs.

William Isaac and Howard Milstein plan to provide advice to U.S. and foreign banks of all sizes.

The addition of Maria Renz shows how much emphasis the San Francisco fintech is putting on operations and customer experience.