Coronavirus

The Small Business Administration wants to vet Paycheck Protection Program loans of $2 million or more, but lenders have grown tired of waiting for months with no updates.

For years, many companies have spoken about becoming more digital, transforming their business and reducing waste, but always in the context of those journeys being multiyear projects.

The move will force the Pennsylvania company to report a bigger loss for its fiscal fourth quarter and restate its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Banks have diverted resources from traditional Small Business Administration lending to make Paycheck Protection Program loans, but many are taking steps to rev up 7(a) and 504 lending once the PPP winds down.

The majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans are being approved for borrowers in industries that have yet to regain their footing.

House Financial Services Committee members were at odds over whether to have support for homeowners and the State Small Business Credit Initiative, both included the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, expire when the pandemic ends or later.

The Philadelphia-based institution will host free coronavirus screenings for the public this month as part of a partnership with the Greater Bustleton Civic League.

Homeowners still deferring payments on federally backed loans as of Feb. 28 will be permitted to request an additional three months of relief.

The working group's final report is still forthcoming, but the trade association has already begun assembling a new team focused on the industry's digitization efforts in the wake of the pandemic.

Visa and partners fast-tracked the big game's digital overhaul as the pandemic caused a sharp spike in demand for contactless payments.

Visa and partners fast-tracked the big game's digital overhaul as the pandemic caused a sharp spike in demand for contactless payments.

Venues are piloting payment technology as a way to promote less contact and shorter lines.

The paucity of distressed-loan sales indicates that most bankers are confident about the underlying health of their portfolios even as the pandemic lingers and loss reserves remain elevated.

This is in stark contrast to perceptions that cash can spread pathogens, a concern that has caused many consumers and merchants to downplay its usage.

Some big banks trimmed their stockpiles that guard against loan losses in the fourth quarter, but overall allowances fell less than many observers predicted. The trend will likely continue given uncertainties surrounding vaccine distribution and the economy.

Chairman and CEO Phillip Green said the decision to lay off 68 employees was "really the last thing" the San Antonio company wanted to do as it wrestles with low interest rates and challenges tied to the coronavirus pandemic.

Michael Moeser, Senior Analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Atif Siddiqi, founder and CEO of Branch, about the transformation going on with payroll payments.

Some in the industry are planning in-person events, but the largest meetings are still unlikely to reconvene for a while.

The Federal Reserve said its decision to accept input for several more weeks reflects the logistical challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

Comerica, Citizens Financial and other companies are buying up securities, paying off high-cost borrowing and trying to develop specialty lending niches. But loan growth remains weak, and the likelihood of extreme volatility in deposits makes it hard to plan ahead.