Eidl news and trends

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

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 press release the end of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance program. The EIDL was crafted to provide economic...

SBA Shuts Door On SMB Disaster Loans
Loans // May 07, 2020

Without any public notice, a federal business disaster loan program has been capped at $150,000 and limited to farmers and agriculture businesses, according to The Washington Post. The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, once an emergency source of funding, is...

SBA Emergency Loan Program Bombarded With Over 3 Million Applications
B2B Payments // April 16, 2020

After receiving over 3 million applications as the coronavirus pandemic continues, an emergency loan program helmed by the Small Business Association (SBA) is running low on funds. The Emergency Injury Disaster Loan program, run separately from the SBA, gets funding from the government usually for...

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Secret Service Recovers $286M in COVID Aid Stolen by ID Fraud

August 28, 2022
The Secret Service has reportedly recovered $286 million in COVID-19 relief funds that had been obtained illegally by people using fake identities. According to a Friday (Aug. 26) Wall Street Journal report, the money seized was taken from conspirators using fake or stolen credentials to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which was part of […]

SBA: EIDL Emergency Grant Program Runs Out Of Money

July 13, 2020
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 press release the end of...

SBA Shuts Door On SMB Disaster Loans

May 07, 2020
Without any public notice, a federal business disaster loan program has been capped at $150,000 and limited to farmers and agriculture businesses, according to The Washington Post. The Small Business...