The legislation would let banks postpone the start date of the Current Expected Credit Losses accounting standard and delay categorizing pandemic-related loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings.

With one study showing consumers racking up additional credit card debt this season, some members may be eager to consolidate their balances in the year ahead.

While there has been a general trend of paying people faster for work already performed, starting with gig workers, COVID-19 has created (or exposed) many issues that are fueling the shift toward on-demand pay, especially for hourly workers.

Compassionate billing, transparency and digital processing can all improve conditions for providers and patients, says Cedar's Florian Otto.

Rapidly spreading coronavirus and an unclear Brexit outcome are bearing down on the U.K., leaving the fate of London as a technology and finance hub in the air as 2020 draws to a close.

The legislation allows the Small Business Administration to waive fees and raise the guarantee for 7(a) and 504 loans, which could encourage more small businesses to apply for loans as the economy recovers.

Consumers avoiding stores because of COVID-19 have driven triple-digit sales growth of Blackhawk’s digital gift cards sold through retailers’ websites, with the final weeks of the year expected to push digital cards to a tipping point.

Under the Federal Reserve’s loosened restrictions, big banks can buy back a limited amount of their stock starting next quarter, but only JPMorgan Chase has announced detailed plans to do so.