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BOSTON—The easy credit and strong economic times that followed the Great Recession left small businesses ill prepared to manage through the coronavirus pandemic, warns one analyst, who is cautioning credit unions to be on the lookout for emerging problems in credit cards as well as CUs’ own lack of experience in doing workout loans.

WASHINGTON–With the massive $2-trillion stimulus package now passed by the Senate, many Americans are going to be asking when they will receive the checks that are part of the effort to keep the economy functioning and to help people during the coronavirus pandemic. The answer: not soon.

WASHINGTON–The Independent Community Bankers of America has issued a statement that “at a time of social distancing,” community banks are putting the “community” into banking not just during the coronavirus pandemic but beyond.