This note highlights potential lingering risks from the COVID-19 recession, most notably for small banks with relatively high exposure to commercial real estate (CRE). A second issue is that quite apart from the COVID-19-crisis dislocations, traditional collections methods (calls, email, letters) are becoming less effective as customer preferences decisively shift toward digital interaction with their banks. 1. The IRS is also taking an additional step to help those who paid these penalties already. Return to text, 3. The recovery trajectory of each subsector will depend on the dimensions of the recession in each country and on the effect of restrictions on demand and supply after lockdowns are lifted. Based on March 20, 2020, market data. Credit Decisioning Agility & Governance: A COVID-19 Crisis Management Imperative. It could take a month or more for the changes from your lender to show up on your credit reports, but you should check them regularly especially if you are or will be in the market for credit, or if your credit reporting data will be used to make a lending, employment, or housing decision about you. Each of the three nationwide credit reporting agencies Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian are already required to provide you, on your request, with a free credit report once every twelve months. As all of this extraordinary assistance fades: Will some consumers struggle to resume or maintain their obligations as they come due? Business models can be very different from one company to another within the same subsector and will therefore be either more or less suited to survival and a faster recovery in the current environment. Covid-19 impact: Credit growth decelerates in almost all sectors in March Two companies, FICO and VantageScore, among others, create scoring models that analyze your credit and generate a credit score. ; And will customers priorities shift to the advantage of some creditors or to the disadvantage of others?