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SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans

SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
April 22, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Nearly 8,000 applicants for small business loans through the government’s Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) stimulus program have possibly been affected by a data breach...

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SBA Emergency Loan Program Bombarded With Over 3 Million Applications
SBA Emergency Loan Program Bombarded With Over 3 Million Applications
April 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

After receiving over 3 million applications as the coronavirus pandemic continues, an emergency loan program helmed by the Small Business Association (SBA) is running low...

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UnitedHealth To Fasttrack $2B In Healthcare Payments
UnitedHealth To Fasttrack $2B In Healthcare Payments
April 08, 2020  |  Healthcare

UnitedHealth is working on getting around $2 billion in payments to doctors and other health professionals over the next week, the insurance giant says. Get...

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Nationwide Says Business Banking Plans No Longer Viable
Nationwide Says Business Banking Plans No Longer Viable
April 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British lender Nationwide Building Society has curbed its plan to begin a business banking venture, saying the coronavirus has made that field nonviable for the...

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Treasury Says SBA SMB Relief Program Is Live, Big Banks Say They’re Not Ready
Treasury Says SBA SMB Relief Program Is Live, Big Banks Say They’re Not Ready
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2 that the Paycheck Protection Program was live and ready to begin distributing $350...

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Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
March 29, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Venmo and Cash App want to be considered as ways the U.S. government could deliver its stimulus funds to help the coronavirus-wrecked economy. Get the...

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SMBs’ Futures Uncertain As They Wait For Help
SMBs’ Futures Uncertain As They Wait For Help
March 27, 2020  |  Economy

Small businesses are looking for good results from the House of Representatives’ vote on Friday (March 27) on a $2 trillion stimulus package that would...

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Fed Looks To Small Banks To Bail Out SMBs
Fed Looks To Small Banks To Bail Out SMBs
March 25, 2020  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve is looking toward a time-worn source to help with bailing out many smaller businesses and individuals as they enlist smaller regional and...

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