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Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return
Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return
April 10, 2020  |  Loans

A quick recovery may be in the cards. But so might a “false start.” Thursday morning, the U.S. Federal Reserve said that it had launched...

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Trōv: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check
Trōv: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check
April 09, 2020  |  Disbursements

The global spread of the new coronavirus has had a wide and varied impact on the way that both consumers and businesses think about transacting...

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NEW DATA: 60 Percent Of US Consumers Now Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
NEW DATA: 60 Percent Of US Consumers Now Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
April 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented wave of business closures, placing millions out of work with no telling when they will be back to...

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SBA Overwhelmed With Requests, May Cause Delay In SMB Loans
SBA Overwhelmed With Requests, May Cause Delay In SMB Loans
April 08, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As businesses around the U.S. wait eagerly for loans from the $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress, the Small Business Association (SBA) may be...

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NFIB Survey Shows SMB Optimism Slips Amid COVID-19
NFIB Survey Shows SMB Optimism Slips Amid COVID-19
April 07, 2020  |  Economy

Recent surveys and data points show that the sanguine outlook held by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) coming into 2020 — underpinned by rising revenues,...

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The COVID-19 Eclipse Darkens Main Street Commerce
The COVID-19 Eclipse Darkens Main Street Commerce
April 07, 2020  |  Economy

The 1918 Influenza pandemic. The Great Depression. World War II. The 9/11 attacks. The HIV epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. Such events demarcate and...

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Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans
Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans
April 07, 2020  |  Loans

The Federal Reserve is collaborating with the Treasury Department to develop a new facility to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay afloat as the...

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SMBs Scramble As Bigger Firms Eye Piece Of The $349B PPP Pie
SMBs Scramble As Bigger Firms Eye Piece Of The $349B PPP Pie
April 06, 2020  |  Economy

In business, size matters. Larger firms, typically, have the capital cushion to weather economic shocks better than smaller peers, as they have broader customer bases, more...

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Can Stimulus Funds Battle Back The Main Street Cash Crunch?
Can Stimulus Funds Battle Back The Main Street Cash Crunch?
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

By the numbers the news is not bright this week — pretty much no matter where one looks as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Unemployment filings have...

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