Small Business Administration

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse To Return $20M In PPP Relief Loans
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse To Return $20M In PPP Relief Loans
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Another high-profile corporation is giving back its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money. The Ruth’s Chris steakhouse chain will return two loans totaling $20 million, The...

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SBA Says Large Firms ‘Unlikely’ To Get Next Round Of PPP
SBA Says Large Firms ‘Unlikely’ To Get Next Round Of PPP
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued new rules it says will make it unlikely that publicly traded companies will receive money from the next...

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How Banks Have Adapted Their Digital Banking Systems To Serve Customers During The Pandemic
How Banks Have Adapted Their Digital Banking Systems To Serve Customers During The Pandemic
April 23, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating new challenges for banks, as social distancing measures are pushing more customers to look for in-person services online, like loan...

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Nikola Motor CEO Defends $4M In PPP Funds
Nikola Motor CEO Defends $4M In PPP Funds
April 22, 2020  |  Loans

Trevor Milton, the CEO and founder of Nikola Motor Company, is defending his company’s receipt of $4.1 million from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Paycheck...

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SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
April 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Nearly 8,000 applicants for small business loans through the government’s Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) stimulus program have possibly been affected by a data breach...

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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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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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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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