Coronavirus

A survey sent to workers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut last month found that most wanted to start by returning to the office just a few days a week.

The findings of a recent TD Bank survey suggest that targeting millennials for new credit cards will require surgical risk-management as the economy lurches toward an uneven recovery.

Citigroup posted its biggest quarterly profit of the pandemic after reaping another windfall from trading bonds and expressing newfound confidence in the resilience of its loan book.

Cash, Treasurys and other securities effectively guaranteed by the federal government now make up more than 35% of the combined balance sheets of the 25 biggest U.S. banks, according to data compiled by the Fed. That’s the biggest share in records dating to 1985.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO, among the biggest Wall Street proponents of returning workers to the office, doesn’t see life returning to some form of normal until mid-2021 at the earliest.

Lenders welcomed the move as a helpful first step but are still urging policymakers to develop a broader, simpler process for expediting the approvals of loans extended to troubled small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program.

What Jason Gardner, founder and CEO of Marqeta, has learned leading a 450-person fintech from home.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the long period of low interest rates before the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to the depth of the current recession.

The pandemic has caused a massive shift in corporate expenses, turning the company dime upside down as plane tickets give way to home office equipment. It’s a complication for those who track, approve and pay for these expenses, requiring a new approach in the back office.

U.S. consumer borrowing unexpectedly fell in August as credit card balances declined for a sixth consecutive month with the coronavirus pandemic continuing to limit some purchases amid elevated unemployment.