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The credit union, which has 57 branches, opened its newest in the Reading suburb of Shillington at 516 Lancaster Ave.

Riverview Financial Corporation, the parent company of Harrisburg-based Riverview Bank, will close two branches by the close of 2021’s first quarter — one in Camp Hill and the other in Tower City — as part of a multi-year efficiency initiative that’s been accelerated by the pandemic.

The local Bank On Coalition is a partnership of the City of Allentown, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, the Financial Literacy Center, the FDIC, People First, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union and QNB Bank.

As it tries to navigate the challenges of COVID-19, Philadelphia-based PREIT, co-owner of the Lehigh Valley Mall, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, a move it said will help it restructure.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has announced more than $407,000 in investments in its latest round of funding.

RLB Accountants of Allentown has named William E. Bloss as its managing partner. He will take over for Martin C. Levin, who has served as managing partner since the firm was formed in 2009.

Now is the time of year when companies start their tax planning, but as with just about everything, the COVID-19 pandemic has created obstacles to normal tax-planning efforts.

“As of mid-August … the pace and duration of the recovery remains largely uncertain,” said Ryotaro Tashiro, regional economic adviser at The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Borrowers who received loans of $50,000 or less from the Paycheck Protection Program will now be forgiven for the full loan amount regardless of any decreases to their full-time employee count or wages.