Retail & Commercial

The impasse has halted grant and loan applications and frozen many farm subsidies just weeks ahead of planting season.

The agency is expected soon to propose a revamp of the 2017 regulation that would eliminate the ability-to-repay provisions, which small-dollar lenders saw as a direct threat to their business.

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The U.S. online lender provides credit lines of up to $150,000 to small businesses that shop at Alibaba.com.

Heartland said the sales will allow it to focus on other operations.

Citigroup Inc. gave investors the first look at how Wall Street banks fared during the violent market swings at the end of 2018 — and it’s grim.

Many federal agencies have been closed for more than three weeks, making it the longest shutdown in U.S. history. With no end in sight, here's how it's affecting banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.

Financial institutions of all sizes are offering low- or zero-rate loans, waiving fees and making other arrangements to aid federal workers — a practice that regulators officially blessed on Friday, the 21st day of the closing of many U.S. agencies.