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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?
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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SBA Small Business Loan Program Is Out Of Cash
SBA Small Business Loan Program Is Out Of Cash
April 16, 2020  |  Loans

There’s no more money in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) bailout initiative. CNBC has reported that the $349 billion intended to keep small businesses afloat...

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Main Street USA: 58 Percent Of Main Street SMB Retailers Say They May Not Survive The Pandemic
Main Street USA: 58 Percent Of Main Street SMB Retailers Say They May Not Survive...
April 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) began accepting applications on April 3. Lawmakers and business leaders alike have high hopes for the program, believing it will...

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UK Banks Call On Britain To Fully Back SMB Loans
UK Banks Call On Britain To Fully Back SMB Loans
April 15, 2020  |  Loans

The U.K. is under pressure to get coronavirus-related loans out faster, and some banking officials want the government to consider making them 100 percent state-guaranteed,...

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Judge Lets Bank Of America Favor SMB Clients With PPP Loans
Judge Lets Bank Of America Favor SMB Clients With PPP Loans
April 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

A federal judge has ruled that Bank of America (BoA) can prioritize its own customers in distributing loans for the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program...

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SBA On PPP Numbers: One Million Loans, $247B (So Far)
SBA On PPP Numbers: One Million Loans, $247B (So Far)
April 15, 2020  |  Loans

In just over a week, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has approved more than one million loans, for a total gross dollar value, as of...

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