Coronavirus

Measures that delay the Current Expected Credit Losses standard and reduce a community bank capital ratio are temporary, but the industry now sees an opening to argue that they should be permanent.

Firms that spread big-dollar deposits to community banks have seen a rush in demand as small businesses seek emergency loans to weather the coronavirus pandemic.

The Small Business Administration said lenders approved $71 billion in loans from the Paycheck Protection Program in less than five days.

Five Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter to Director Kathy Kraninger calling the agency's response to COVID-19 “tepid and ineffectual at best.”

The share of borrowers seeking payment relief rose more than tenfold as COVID-19 concerns grew and authorities encouraged the practice, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Small Business Administration’s loan processing platform went down Monday for as long as four hours, temporarily halting the ability of lenders to process loans for small business owners seeking relief from the impact of the coronavirus.

Soaring demand for loans from firms hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic has led to predictions that the program could soon run out of funds.

The coronavirus pandemic has halted nearly all spending on travel, leading Airbnb to the private equity market to shore up operations and mitigate a slump in rental revenue.

The regulator must speed up its capital reform efforts while taking immediate steps to reduce the examination burden.

The government should encourage community lenders to offer six-month loan repayment forbearances to struggling businesses before it’s too late.

TrueAccord has expanded a platform, originally designed for banks, to assist borrowers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lenders and government guarantors can use loan technology to bring immediate relief to business owners, former OCC official Jo Ann Barefoot says.

The Cincinnati company will hire about 950 workers to meet heightened demand for loan deferrals and other forms of relief clients are seeking to weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.

The OCC and FDIC are holding off on easing debt limits in response to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving billions of dollars locked up at banking subsidiaries that could be used for lending amid the deepening economic crisis.

The Massachusetts-based credit union said its strong financial position will help it better serve members as the coronavirus crisis deepens.

Some regulators had started shifting to more remote oversight before the pandemic, though the initiatives haven't been a priority for credit unions and their advocates.

It was less than three months ago, though it seems like a lifetime. Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga welcomed progress in the trade dispute between the U.S. and China, but with a caveat. The good news wouldn't last if the coronavirus became a pandemic.

Leaders like Chris Britt at Chime, Brett King at Moven and Jill Castilla at Citizens Bank of Edmond are getting inventive as they try to help those hurt economically by the pandemic.

Lenders must balance the financial risk of extending credit without explicit backing from the Small Business Administration against the reputational risk of delaying aid for needy borrowers.

A new survey shows more Americans are tapping into their savings as job losses rise and the pandemic's impact on the economy gets worse.