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Under a plan signed into law in March, the agency will first target direct loans that it has made to socially disadvantaged farmers. Guidance that will affect small banks that have made government-backed agricultural loans is due in 120 days.

The pandemic was certainly a factor, but the Mississippi company says its decision to concentrate interactive teller machines in drive-through lanes and retrain employees who appear on-screen made a big — and potentially lasting — difference.

The investment in Finitive is one of a number of technology agreements that the commercial lender has struck recently in an effort to broaden its reach.

The Small Business Administration’s sluggish pace in forgiving the biggest Paycheck Protection Program loans is straining relations between banks and some borrowers.

The National Credit Union Administration changed course late last year and proposed changes that would in effect give members more time to resolve overdrafts. However, consumer activists and even some credit unions say the proposal falls short.

Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown told acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu that the cryptocurrency firms approved to operate national trusts under prior agency leadership “seek access to the benefits of a bank charter” without meeting certain regulatory standards.

The Massachusetts bank, which traditionally In contrast to its typical strategy of supporting low-income housing, the invested $500,000 in CEI Ventures’ Coastal Ventures V fund to support small businesses in disadvantaged communities.

How digital capabilities are supporting small business operations amid disruption

Only 0.9% of mortgage borrowers are currently at least 90 days delinquent. That figure could rise as high as 3.8% once pandemic-related deferrals lapse — still well below the 6% mark reached after the Great Recession, according to research by the New York Fed.

The target is among the top-performing banks in Utah and the only bank in a five-state region with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion.