WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged more than a dozen bank CEOs to temporarily ban charging customers burdensome bank overdraft fees during the coronavirus emergency. Banks charge such fees to consumers when they make a purchase or pay a bill but don't have sufficient funds in their account; typically the charge is $35. Such fees fall disproportionately on those who are least a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 17: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today urged more than a dozen bank CEOs to temporarily ban charging customers burdensome bank overdraft fees during the coronavirus emergency. Banks charge such fees to consumers when they make a purchase or pay a bill but don't have sufficient funds in th  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The World Bank issued the following news release on April 15: The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 3-year GBP global benchmark, raising GBP 1.5 billion from investors around the globe. World Bank bonds support the financing of a range of sustainable development projects and programs in member countries, including health. This issuance is part of the World Bank's effort to raise awareness about the institution's h  more