July 21, 2020 Coronavirus Relief Programs Are Ending Soon. Here's What to Know and How to Best Prepare
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Summary: When the coronavirus outbreak started to hit Americans’ wallets earlier this year, lawmakers got busy. They gave out stimulus checks, offered special forbearance policies and even approved an extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits. At the time, the hurdle was getting those initiatives off the ground. The end dates seemed like a future problem; deadlines were something to be dealt with in the summer. Surely things would be back to normal by then.