The FDIC released guidance today with steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Kentucky, West Virginia and Iowa affected by severe storms. The agency encouraged banks in affected areas to work constructively with borrowers experiencing difficulties due to severe weather, including extending repayment terms, restructuring existing loans or easing terms for new loans. The agency also said it would consider relief from certain filing and publishing requirements.
Industrial production fell in March
Industrial production dropped 0.5% in March from the previous month, the Federal Reserve reported. The March figure was up 2.4% from a year prior.










