by Justine Konicki | Dec 23, 2020 | Finance, Government, Individuals and Family
By Justine Lara Konicki As part of the CARES Act, Congress provided certain relief for student loans. Among other things, the bill suspended the payment on all student debt owned by the U.S. Department of Education, set a 0% interest rate on these loans and paused...
by Scott Norcross | Dec 21, 2020 | Finance, Government, Individuals and Family
By Scott Norcross, Demetrius Robinson & Stephanie Mercado Congressional leaders have agreed to a $900 billion pandemic relief bill outlined over more than 5,500 pages of text. A vote is imminent this evening approving the package, which will provide relief to...
by James P. Sammon | Dec 14, 2020 | Finance, Government, Individuals and Family
By Jim Sammon & Kyle Stroup [12/21/2020 UPDATE: Congress has brokered a deal on a more than $900 billion coronavirus economic relief bill, expected to be passed by the House and Senate on Monday. President Trump is expected to sign it.] Food preparation and...
by Justine Konicki | Dec 10, 2020 | Finance, Government, Individuals and Family
By Justine Lara Konicki In a chaotic week on Capitol Hill, a bipartisan group of legislators has proposed a compromise: $908 billion in coronavirus relief, dubbed the “Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020.” The bipartisan proposal is wide-ranging and includes...
by cap@kjk.com | Dec 6, 2020 | Finance, Government
By Scott Norcross & Kyle Stroup Optimism about delivering long-sought COVID-19 relief is building after the rank-and-file lawmakers voiced support for a bipartisan, middle-of-the-road plan taking shape in the Senate and as top congressional leaders connected on...
by Demetrius Robinson | Nov 24, 2020 | Finance
By Demetrius Robinson & Kevin O’Connor PPP borrowers who received more than $2 million through the forgivable loan program may be in for a surprise request from their lender in the next few weeks. In late October, the Small Business Administration (SBA)...