Wells Fargo profit decimated as coronavirus boosts loan-loss provisions
The fourth-largest U.S. lender's quarterly profit fell to $42 million, or 1 penny per share, from $5.51 billion, or $1.20 per share, a year earlier.
Small-business funding dispute challenges community lenders
Democrats want to set aside money for smaller financial groups. Republicans see other ways to help.
Recession threat forces JPMorgan's $6.8B increase in loan reserves
The buildout in credit reserves helped drag profits from January through March down by 69 percent to $2.87 billion or 78 cents a share, JPMorgan said.
Fed to launch commercial paper liquidity backstop Tuesday
The program announced on March 17, will begin making purchases on Tuesday according to the New York Fed
SoftBank shares fall 3.5% after flagging first FY loss in 15 years
SoftBank took a hit due to the tumbling value of bets on unproven startups
Coronavirus spotlights risk at JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
Commercial real estate loans will be in focus when banks report their first-quarter results.
Tapping retirement funds during coronavirus
If you must raid your retirement funds, there may be ways to reduce the financial impact.
SoftBank Vision Fund expects $16.5B full-year loss
Softbank Group Corp said on Monday it expects its $100 billion Vision Fund to book a loss of $16.5 billion in the financial year ended March due to the deteriorating performance of its tech bets.
Private-equity firms scramble to shore up coronavirus-hit holdings
As the coronavirus spreads and stay-at-home orders cut deeply into the economy, buyout firms are scrambling to triage investments in industries that are particularly vulnerable.
U.S. banks prepare to seize energy assets as shale boom goes bust
Major U.S. lenders are preparing to become operators of oil and gas fields across the country for the first time in a generation to avoid losses on loans to energy companies that may go bankrupt, sources aware of the plans told Reuters.
WeWork skips rent payments as empty office sites drain revenue
WeWork is among a growing number of U.S. businesses that are skipping out on rent payments as companies look to preserve cash ahead of what could be a long economic downturn brought on the pandemic.
Bank bureaucracies continue to taint coronavirus small business relief options, leave many on the curb
FOX Business interviewed nearly a dozen small business owners about the government's virus-related small business loan program – intended to give these companies access to cheap capital until the worst of the pandemic is over and the economy can recover. Their stories are strikingly similar.
Ivanka Trump highlights $1.6B coronavirus small business assistance from private sector
Ivanka Trump also described the Paycheck Protection Program as a "remarkable" public-private partnership.
Wells Fargo asset cap eased for coronavirus small business loans
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would temporarily ease its asset cap on Wells Fargo to encourage the bank to lend to small businesses harmed by the outbreak of coronavirus.
Buffett's GEICO follows Allstate crediting auto, biker customer policies
GEICO has 18 million auto and one million motorcycle customers
WeWork sues SoftBank after tender offer falls through
The We Company has filed a lawsuit against its largest shareholder SoftBank Group, challenging its decision to terminate a $3-billion tender offer.
Wells Fargo caps role in coronavirus rescue program at $10B
The program provides low-interest loans to help small businesses cover payroll and other fixed costs
Feeling the heat, Bank of America loosens criteria for small business pandemic loans
The small business loans are considered an integral part of the $2 trillion government pandemic stimulus efforts since companies with less than 500 employees comprise nearly 50 percent of the American workforce.
West Virginia bank closes over 'longstanding' issues
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced late Friday the closing of the First State Bank, based in Barboursville, West Virginia.
Will coronavirus be the end of paper money?
More businesses have stopped using banknotes due to the fear physical currency could spread coronavirus.


















