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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,...

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NY Fed Study: Neediest SMBs Didn’t Get PPP Loans
May 06, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to extend forgivable loans to businesses struggling to pay workers and stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, small businesses in areas less affected by the crisis — like the midwest — are getting a disproportionately higher number...

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Jack Ma’s MYbank To Issue $282 Billion In SMB Loans This Year
May 05, 2020

MYbank, the online lending program of billionaire Jack Ma, is facing a serious test as the Chinese economy reels from the effects of the coronavirus, according to a Bloomberg report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Banks Extend $500B In PPP Loans To Help Struggling SMBs 
May 05, 2020

Banks in the U.S. have extended over $500 billion in loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Treasury Department said there is roughly $145 billion left in the fund, according to a Reuters...

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Fed: Demand For Commercial, Consumer Loans Fell As Banks Tightened Standards
May 05, 2020

As the coronavirus took hold of the economy, banks in the U.S. tightened standards on loans for both companies and individuals, according to the April Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices, published Monday (May 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Most Of SBA PPP Loan Program’s Second Round Funding Already Spoken For
May 04, 2020

As small businesses try to beat the odds to get a piece of the latest round of first-come, first-served Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money, $175 billion worth is already out the door.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Kudlow: Third Round Of SBA PPP Loans ‘May Be’ Necessary
May 03, 2020

Some 2.2 million small business loans totaling $175 billion were extended on Sunday (May 3) in the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Texas Hotel Group To Give Back $70M In PPP Loans
May 03, 2020

Texas hospitality group Ashford Inc. is buckling under pressure and will return $70 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan money it received due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...