• Coronavirus mask rules could spur spike in bank robberies: regulator

    Coronavirus mask rules could spur spike in bank robberies: regulator

    The coronavirus crisis could make America’s banks an easy target for bandits, a federal regulator warns. Requiring people to wear face masks in public amid the pandemic creates a “very real risk” of a spike in bank robberies, according to Brian P. Brooks, the US Treasury’s acting comptroller of the currency. Brooks issued the warning …