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Tough Times in Consumer Credit Could Push Some Americans to Nontraditional Lenders
June 08, 2020

April wasn’t a good month for consumer-credit use. According to the latest Federal Reserve data, U.S. consumer borrowing dropped 19.6 percent — its fastest decline since 1943. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program For SMBs
June 08, 2020

Answering the call to provide more help for small- and medium- sized businesses (SMBs), the Federal Reserve Board has made adjustments to its Main Street Lending Program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Economic Research Bureau Says US Is Officially In Recession
June 08, 2020

If there was any doubt that the U.S. is in a recession, the nation’s scorekeepers made it official on Monday (June 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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NY Fed Report Finds Economic Optimism Up In May
June 08, 2020

Americans are becoming slightly more optimistic about the economy after months of pessimism due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported, although many families are hesitant about possible inflation forcing food and gas costs higher than before. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Behind The Euphoric May Jobs Report Are Some Troubling Signs
June 08, 2020

After the euphoria, perhaps a reckoning. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

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Debt Issuance And Layoffs Point To Headwinds For Labor Market?
June 05, 2020

Issue debt, raise funds, lay off workers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Strong May US Jobs Report Could Show The Worst Is Over For Hardest-Hit Sectors
June 05, 2020

Will we look back at today as the turning point in the battle against the pandemic — not in terms of vaccines or flattened curves, but in terms of the job market? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Surprise: US Jobless Rate Falls To 13.3 Pct
June 05, 2020

In a surprising jobless report, the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May as some jobs returned amid a partial reopening of the economy, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Next Economic Stimulus Package Could Hit $1T
June 04, 2020

The Trump administration anticipates a $1 trillion figure could be in the cards for the next round of stimulus funding, with an eye toward possibly including back-to-work incentives, liability protections and more, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...