Main Street Lending Program

Pandemic’s Main Street Lending Program Borrowers Still Struggle With High Interest Rates
Pandemic’s Main Street Lending Program Borrowers Still Struggle With High Interest Rates
November 22, 2024  |  Loans

The Federal Reserve’s pandemic-era Main Street Lending Program reportedly had $1.23 billion in interest and principal payments in default as of Oct. 31. The program...

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Billions Lent For Main Street SMBs – But Cash Flow Crunch Is Stubborn
Billions Lent For Main Street SMBs – But Cash Flow Crunch Is Stubborn
September 09, 2020  |  Loans

Billions of dollars in dry powder for Main Street SMB lending – and relatively few takers. But the cash crunch continues. To that end, the...

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Fed Relaxes Requirements For Nonprofits To Borrow From Main Street Lending Program
Fed Relaxes Requirements For Nonprofits To Borrow From Main Street Lending Program
July 17, 2020  |  Loans

It will now be a lot easier for schools, hospitals and social service organizations to access funds using the Main Street Lending Program. The initiative,...

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Fights Over Loan Terms Delayed Main Street Lending Program
Fights Over Loan Terms Delayed Main Street Lending Program
July 12, 2020  |  Loans

More than three months ago, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve gave hope to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the...

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Fed Releases Main Street Program Lender List
Fed Releases Main Street Program Lender List
July 08, 2020  |  Loans

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued a state-by-state listing of lenders accepting applications from new business customers for the Main Street Lending Program on Wednesday...

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Economists Recommend More Lenient Terms For Main Street Lending Program
Economists Recommend More Lenient Terms For Main Street Lending Program
June 18, 2020  |  Loans

A pair of former Federal Reserve economists said they think the government should ease the rules on who can participate in the U.S.’s Main Street...

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Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program For SMBs
Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program For SMBs
June 08, 2020  |  Economy

Answering the call to provide more help for small- and medium- sized businesses (SMBs), the Federal Reserve Board has made adjustments to its Main Street...

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