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UK Urges Banks To Nix Personal Guarantees For SMBs
UK Urges Banks To Nix Personal Guarantees For SMBs
April 01, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is seeking an agreement with financial institutions (FIs) to forgo the need for small businesses to offer personal guarantees to get coronavirus...

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Portfolio Firms Want Cut Of Coronavirus SMB Rescue Funds
Portfolio Firms Want Cut Of Coronavirus SMB Rescue Funds
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Industry lobbyists and executives from major private equity firms are asking the federal government for a piece of the coronavirus small business stimulus funds, the...

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Banks Will See Windfall From SMB $350B COVID-19 Bailout
Banks Will See Windfall From SMB $350B COVID-19 Bailout
April 01, 2020  |  SMBs

Financial institutions stand to make billions from the $350 billion coronavirus bailout package for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to a Financial Times (FT)...

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NYMBUS Accelerates SBA Loan Processing For Banks
NYMBUS Accelerates SBA Loan Processing For Banks
March 31, 2020  |  B2B Payments

A new program from NYMBUS will help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) affected by the coronavirus pandemic apply for loans through an online portal, according...

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T-Mobile To Go Ahead With Sprint Deal, Looks To Banks For $23B
T-Mobile To Go Ahead With Sprint Deal, Looks To Banks For $23B
March 31, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

T-Mobile, still planning to forge ahead with its merger with Sprint, has told a group of 16 banks to provide it with $23 billion in...

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Banks Look To Shoot Down Firms’ Revolver Drawdowns
Banks Look To Shoot Down Firms’ Revolver Drawdowns
March 30, 2020  |  Loans

For banks seeking to protect profits – and liquidity – keeping corporate clients from drawing down credit lines may be one way to brace against...

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US Eases New Banking Rule On Reporting Bad Loans
US Eases New Banking Rule On Reporting Bad Loans
March 30, 2020  |  Banking

Bank regulators have rolled back the Jan. 1 accounting standard known as “current expected credit loss” (CECL) in an effort to bolster loans in the...

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Lenders Tighten Reins On Loans, Credit For SMBs, Households
Lenders Tighten Reins On Loans, Credit For SMBs, Households
March 29, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As a potential recession lurks, FinTechs, traditional banks and other financial institutions (FIs) are tightening the reins on loans to small businesses and households with...

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Today In Payments: Western Union Debuts Tool For Home Money Transfers; Target Pauses Curbside Pickup Plans
Today In Payments: Western Union Debuts Tool For Home Money Transfers; Target Pauses Curbside Pickup...
March 27, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Western Union is launching a new tool for people to send money from home over a voice or video call, and...

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