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Provided by Dow Jones By Andrew Ackerman and David Benoit The Federal Reserve said Friday that the largest U.S. banks remain strong enough to survive the coronavirus crisis but warned that a prolonged economic downturn could saddle them with hundreds of billions of dollars in losses on soured loans. The Fed also said it would allow the banks to restart share buybacks but that it would, at least in the first quarter, restrict the amount. It also said it would continue to restrict dividend payouts. Under two hypothetical scenarios, in which unemployment rema...

Provided by Dow Jones By Andrew Ackerman and David Benoit The Federal Reserve said Friday that the largest U.S. banks remain strong enough to survive the coronavirus crisis but warned that a prolonged economic downturn could saddle them with hundreds of billions of dollars in losses on soured loans. The Fed also said it would allow the banks to restart share buybacks but that it would, at least in the first quarter, restrict the amount. It said it would continue to restrict dividend payouts. Under two hypothetical scenarios, in which unemployment remains h...

POLITICO Get Playbook PM Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by The outstanding issue remains how to handle state and local aid. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested dropping state and local and his liability shield priority, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday ni...

PREVIEW SUBSCRIBE Many companies aren’t currently under any federal obligation to identify the true beneficiary of their operations. And many states’ rules enable owners to obscure their identities through shell companies or through agents who register companies on their behalf. Proponents of more transparency have long said stronger beneficial-ownership disclosure rules will prevent terror groups, drug cartels and arms dealers from using shell companies to move money to support their operations. But some business advocacy groups have opposed the rules, saying they are too burdensome for ...

The Finance 202: Stimulus talks set off lobbying frenzy as businesses angle for last-minute relief Tory Newmyer with Brent D. Griffiths Progress toward an economic relief package has stalled out again, as bipartisan talks give way to partisan finger-pointing. But a frenzy of lobbying activity on the measure keeps churning at full tilt, with businesses from beer brewers to airlines scrambling to secure a slice of a potentially trillion-dollar pie. The last must-pass bill of any Congress draws a lobbying crowd. This year — with relief funding from last spring spent; feder...