Apr 14, 2020

Millions put mortgage payments on hold

About 2 million loans were in forbearance the first week of April, meaning borrowers have asked for a temporary break on payment due. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The market is clearly pricing in a recession. More Americans are putting their mortgage payments on hold. The latest on business interruption insurance. NBCUniversal is set to launch its Peacock streaming service.

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COVID-19

Mortgage forbearance numbers up due to COVID-19

by Amy Scott

Apr 14, 2020

The Mortgage Brokers Association expects the number of home loans in forbearance to increase rapidly.

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NBCUniversal joins streaming fray with new Peacock service

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Apr 14, 2020

The service will be available free for subscribers to Comcast Xfinity, and at various price points for others in July.

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Turiya & Ramakrishna Alice Coltrane

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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