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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,...

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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...