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Apr 28, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 28, 2021

After a worrisome uptick in Covid-19 cases in the US in recent weeks, there are encouraging signs that the situation is beginning to stabilize, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Apr 26, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
SBA reopens shuttered venue grant program

The SBA reopened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal after technology issues scuttled its April 8 launch.

Apr 20, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
Lawmakers seek SBA feedback on PPP backlog

A group of House Republicans asked the SBA for information on its backlog of Paycheck Protection Program loan-forgiveness applications.

Apr 20, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 20, 2021

Nearly 212 million doses of vaccine have been administered in the US for an average of 3 million shots a day, despite a pause in delivering Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, according to data published Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Apr 16, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
FDIC launches campaign promoting financial inclusion

The FDIC launched a public awareness campaign supporting financial empowerment to educate consumers about the benefits of opening a bank account to gain access to safe, low-cost financial products.

Apr 16, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 16, 2021

The seven-day average of US daily new coronavirus infections is 71,282, according to Johns Hopkins University data, up 8% from one week ago, and overall cases are rising in 33 states and Washington, D.C.