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WALTHAM, Mass.-- RTN Federal Credit Union has donated $4,500 to the Lawrence General Hospital COVID-19 Response Fund.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.–Just offering a traditional menu of products and services increasingly doesn’t cut it with consumers, according to one person, and the coronavirus pandemic is only accelerating consumer preferences away from that model.

LANSING, Mich.–During the peak of the COVID-19 economic crisis, the Michigan league is reporting credit unions in the state have “stepped into a small business lending sector traditionally dominated by banks.”

WASHINGTON–A new analyses of government data show the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program allowed many of the earliest funds to go to parts of the country that were not as hard hit by the coronavirus, as well as to a small number of companies seeking millions in assistance.

WASHINGTON–While the Paycheck Protection Program has gotten most of the headlines, another federal government emergency disaster lending program for small businesses has been so overwhelmed by demand that it has not only significantly limited the size of loans it issues, it has also blocked nearly all new applications, according to a new report.

WASHINGTON–The U.S. economy reported losing 20.5-million jobs during April, with unemployment hitting nearly 15%, with the new data showing five states have been hit particularly hard.

WASHINGTON – After falling 11.7 points last month, the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased an additional 17.8 points in April to 63.0, its lowest reading since November 2011.