Small Business Administration

Main Street ‘Cash Chasm’ Too Deep For Many SMBs
Main Street ‘Cash Chasm’ Too Deep For Many SMBs
April 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

It’s been two weeks since the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) began accepting applications for emergency aid, and as of April 16, the Small Business Administration’s...

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Small Businesses Question Handling Of US Stimulus Loans
Small Businesses Question Handling Of US Stimulus Loans
April 20, 2020  |  Loans

As Congress was poised on Monday (April 20) to replenish funds for its small business loan program, complaints persist about how previous funds were doled...

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Lawsuits Allege Banks Played Favorites With PPP Loans
Lawsuits Allege Banks Played Favorites With PPP Loans
April 20, 2020  |  Legal

Separate class-action lawsuits were filed against Wells Fargo, Frost Bank, JPMorgan Chase, US Bancorp and Bank of America, alleging that the financial institutions (FIs) unlawfully...

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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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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. The...

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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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Looking Back — And Ahead At What’s Next — As PPP Runs Dry
Looking Back — And Ahead At What’s Next — As PPP Runs Dry
April 16, 2020  |  Economy

And just like that: No more. Not now. For the time being, anyway. Small business owners have tapped into, and exhausted, the $349 billion Paycheck Protection...

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Fed Renews Pledge To Back PPP Loans
Fed Renews Pledge To Back PPP Loans
April 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Reserve Board reassured lenders on Thursday (April 16) that its loan guarantee program to small businesses is alive and well. Under the Small...

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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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