ABI Blog Exchange

2020-04-17
Large institutions say their strong capital positions allow them to reward investors, and the Fed agrees. But critics say this is the time to be preparing for a sharp downturn and continue helping those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

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2020-04-17
The head of the Senate panel overseeing Federal Reserve and Treasury Department efforts to boost the U.S. economy urged the agencies to remember their disclosure requirements.

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2020-04-17
As the market deals with the short-term challenge of getting stimulus payments into the hands of citizens, the country has a unique opportunity to put unbanked and underbanked citizens on a long-term path to electronic payment methods, says FIS' J

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2020-04-17
Partisan differences get in the way of new aid program for small businesses as SBA program runs out of money; loan servicers want a bailout as defaults are expected.

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2020-04-16
Consumers and businesses put more money in the bank as the pandemic worsened. How long the funds remain will depend on how quickly the economy recovers.

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2020-04-16
The plan first announced in February to update the deposit insurance sign and logo at bank tellers and ATMs became just the latest regulatory effort slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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2020-04-16
The nation's largest bank is temporarily reducing its exposure to the mortgage market amid rising unemployment and estimates that home prices could drop by 10%.

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2020-04-16
While the country is at a standstill, any financial strain you were experiencing prior to the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to increase.

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2020-04-16
While the country is at a standstill, any financial strain you were experiencing prior to the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to increase.

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2020-04-16
Some states aren't waiting on the Federal Reserve to help with the historic hits to their budgets. Instead, they're working with a lender that they have a much longer history with: Bank of America.

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2020-04-16
"We've proven we can operate with no footprint," said James Gorman, Morgan Stanley's CEO. "Can I see a future where part of every week, certainly part of every month, a lot of our employees will be at home? Absolutely."

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2020-04-16
The impact of COVID-19 is being felt at all levels of the economy and will work its way through bankruptcy courts for years to come.  In these early days, many creditors who are themselves suffering are p

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2020-04-16
In some cases, financial institutions are required by court order to divert funds to private creditors. But the industry has added its voice to a consensus for a legislative update to ensure Americans receive their full amount.

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2020-04-16
The move is part of an effort by CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger to help smaller lenders by significantly raising loan thresholds for collecting and reporting mortgage data.

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