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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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Today In Payments: Shake Shack To Give Back $10M PPP Funds; Uber Expands Delivery Options
Today In Payments: Shake Shack To Give Back $10M PPP Funds; Uber Expands Delivery Options
April 20, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Shake Shack said it would return the $10 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the government, and Uber expanded its...

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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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Shake Shack Decides To Give Back $10M PPP Loan
Shake Shack Decides To Give Back $10M PPP Loan
April 20, 2020  |  Loans

Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer and chief executive officer (CEO) Randy Garutti said on Monday (April 20) that they are returning the $10 million Paycheck...

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Chamber CEO Donohue Urges Congress To Pass More Stimulus Measures On Monday
Chamber CEO Donohue Urges Congress To Pass More Stimulus Measures On Monday
April 19, 2020  |  Loans

Tom Donohue, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is urging Congress to finish up a plan for the next round of stimulus spending by...

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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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JPMorgan: $26B Worth Of SMB Relief Loans In The Pipeline
JPMorgan: $26B Worth Of SMB Relief Loans In The Pipeline
April 17, 2020  |  Loans

JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it has $26 billion in small business relief applications lined up for when Congress approves more funding for the Small Business Association...

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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. “Following...

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