Small Business Administration

Wells Fargo Fires Over 100 For Allegedly Collecting COVID Relief Funds
Wells Fargo Fires Over 100 For Allegedly Collecting COVID Relief Funds
October 14, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo has fired over 100 employees for allegedly improperly collecting COVID-19 relief funds, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg. The staffers reportedly defrauded the...

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Report: Not One PPP Loan Has Been Forgiven
Report: Not One PPP Loan Has Been Forgiven
September 27, 2020  |  Loans

More than 5 million small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) received $525 billion from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the popular federal rescue initiative passed by...

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How The SBA Helps SMBs Go Cross-Border
How The SBA Helps SMBs Go Cross-Border
September 25, 2020  |  SMBs

With Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) suffering through a downturn more ruinous than any in living memory, many that make it will do...

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Deep Dive: Why Instant Payments Will Prove Essential To The Future Of Microbusinesses
Deep Dive: Why Instant Payments Will Prove Essential To The Future Of Microbusinesses
September 21, 2020  |  Disbursements

Microbusinesses are uniquely vulnerable to the pandemic’s negative financial impacts. Seventy-five percent of SMBs — including microbusinesses — in one recent survey reported that their...

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NEW DATA: The State Of Main Street Businesses Six Months Into The Pandemic
NEW DATA: The State Of Main Street Businesses Six Months Into The Pandemic
September 11, 2020  |  SMBs

Sept. 11, 2020, marks 225 days since the coronavirus was first declared a pandemic on March 11, lasting longer than most of the businesses on...

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SBA Eyes Fees Paid To Rocket Loans, Contractor In Loan Program
SBA Eyes Fees Paid To Rocket Loans, Contractor In Loan Program
August 30, 2020  |  Loans

The U.S. government’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, plagued by delays and fraud, has created attention for a firm that netted around $800 million...

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SBA: EIDL Emergency Grant Program Runs Out Of Money
SBA: EIDL Emergency Grant Program Runs Out Of Money
July 13, 2020  |  Loans

A $20 billion federal initiative to provide emergency funding to small businesses is out of cash. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced in a...

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PPP Loans Could Be Boon For Banks In Processing Fees
PPP Loans Could Be Boon For Banks In Processing Fees
July 07, 2020  |  Banking

Banks arranging government loans intended for businesses hurt by the pandemic could reap as much as $24 billion in associated fees, The Wall Street Journal...

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House Investigates Bank Procedures For PPP Loan Processing
House Investigates Bank Procedures For PPP Loan Processing
June 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

A U.S. House panel is investigating if multiple banks gave preferential treatment to large, well-funded firms compared to companies in minority or isolated areas when...

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