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Congress, White House Spar Over Stimulus Round Three
May 10, 2020

Democrats, evoking the country’s past with the financial turmoil of the Great Depression and the recovery with the New Deal, argue that much more financial aid could be needed for the long run of the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Report Says SBA Erred In Providing PPP Loan Guidance
May 08, 2020

A new report says the Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to follow several congressional mandates in implementing a loan program designed to aid businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PPP Program Still Has $125B Left
May 08, 2020

President Donald Trump and Congress wasted no time refilling the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) coffers after the popular loan initiative ran out of cash in 13 days. But at the close of business on Thursday (May 7), the Small Business Administration (SBA) reported that more...

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Why SMBs Are Suddenly Reluctant To Apply For The SBA’s PPP Loan Program
May 08, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is going back to court, this time over the new guidance handed out by the federal government on April 29 that was intended to inject clarity into the program but seems more likely to be on the verge of injecting a...

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Footwear Company Allbirds Latest To Return PPP Loan
May 08, 2020

Allbirds, the New Zealand-American footwear company, will return its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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SBA Shuts Door On SMB Disaster Loans
May 07, 2020

Without any public notice, a federal business disaster loan program has been capped at $150,000 and limited to farmers and agriculture businesses, according to The Washington Post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Treasury Extends Deadline To Return PPP Loans To May 14
May 07, 2020

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New PPP Loan Rules On Student Workers Offers Break To Colleges
May 06, 2020

Colleges suffering from lost revenues during the pandemic may have a better chance now as clarifications to the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) rules say these institutions can exclude work-study students from their final counts of employees, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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SBA Still Clearing Up PPP Loan Confusion
May 06, 2020

It’s a fact that it’s a lot of money, but disbursing hundreds of billions of dollars for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) has been overly fraught since day one. Business owners remain fuzzy on basic details like how many employees they can have to qualify,...