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Big Restaurant Chains Feast On Millions From PPP Program
Big Restaurant Chains Feast On Millions From PPP Program
April 19, 2020  |  Loans

The hospitality group behind Ruth’s Chris Steak House — operator or franchiser of 159 restaurants — showed a profit of $42 million on $468 million...

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SBA Says It Has Approved 1.6M PPP Loans
SBA Says It Has Approved 1.6M PPP Loans
April 17, 2020  |  Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says that nearly 5,000 lenders have approved 1.6 million loans totaling $342.2 billion under the agency’s Paycheck Protection Program. Get...

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FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error
FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error
April 17, 2020  |  Legal

A Rhode Island company is facing allegations of falsely claiming to be an authorized lender for the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)....

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Schumer: New COVID-19 Stimulus Could Come ‘Soon’
Schumer: New COVID-19 Stimulus Could Come ‘Soon’
April 17, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) says Democrats and the White House could “soon” agree on a new COVID-19 stimulus package, presumably including more loans for small...

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Keeping SMBs Afloat During The Coronavirus Crisis
Keeping SMBs Afloat During The Coronavirus Crisis
April 17, 2020  |  Today In Data

Lawmakers and business leaders had high hopes for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): They thought it would provide the funds required for small to medium-sized businesses...

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What’s Next For Small Businesses Amid The SBA PPP Loan Saga?
What’s Next For Small Businesses Amid The SBA PPP Loan Saga?
April 17, 2020  |  SMBs

On April 3, the federal government launched a heretofore unprecedented program to funnel money to U.S. small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Get...

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FinTech Faces Hurdles Making SBA Loans
FinTech Faces Hurdles Making SBA Loans
April 16, 2020  |  Digital Banking

PayPal Holdings Inc., Square Inc. and Intuit Inc., three California technology companies, all wanted a piece of the federal government’s $350 billion loan program, which was...

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SMBs Scramble For Cash As PPP Runs Dry
SMBs Scramble For Cash As PPP Runs Dry
April 16, 2020  |  Loans

As lawmakers battle over how the next round of bailout money for small businesses should be spent, the president and CEO of Atlanta’s Federal Reserve...

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Banks’ $25B Loan Reserves Show Grim Expectations For Economic Road Ahead
Banks’ $25B Loan Reserves Show Grim Expectations For Economic Road Ahead
April 16, 2020  |  Economy

Against a backdrop where Labor Department data showed 5.2 million additional Americans filed for unemployment, it may make sense that banks’ outlooks for the future...

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