The two British institutions that dominate Hong Kong’s banking system backed Beijing in the standoff over a proposed new security law, joining Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. and some of the city’s biggest developers in wading into the political minefield of the former colony’s future.

Questioning potential jurors at county fairgrounds or concert venues, fewer lawyers, and more hand sanitizer for security staff are among suggestions California courts may consider as the state reopens 58 trial courts closed for months due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A federal judge sided with a coalition of financial firms, rejecting an agreement between U.S. regulators and a money manager that could have brought student-debt relief to hundreds of thousands of borrowers.

Bank of America Corp.Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said an urgent response is needed after the killing of George Floyd sparked anger among the lender’s customers and employees.

Credit One Bank NA can’t evade liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for 189 automated calls made to an 11-year-old boy, after the Ninth Circuit Wednesday rejected the bank’s argument that the previous owner of the boy’s cellphone number had consented.

The Federal Reserve is expanding a $500 billion emergency lending program for state and local governments to include smaller borrowers, following concern that some needy communities might miss out.