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Treasury Says PPP Loan Forgiveness Coming Soon

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Small business owners who have been waiting to have their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiven can breathe a sigh of relief. Department of Treasury said Tuesday (Sept. Department of Treasury said Tuesday (Sept. Banks blamed the SBA and Treasury for a lack of communication on how to proceed.

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Mnuchin Now Says All PPP Loan Recipients Will Face Audits

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Businesses that borrow money through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can expect to be audited before the loans are forgiven, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told The Wall Street Journal. Borrowers must certify 75 percent of the money was spent on payroll. While the SBA saw its budget grow with $2.8

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Report: Not One PPP Loan Has Been Forgiven

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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 Congress in March. Department of the Treasury for a lack of communication on how to proceed. Banks blamed the SBA and the U.S.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mastercard And Ingo Partner To Bring Instant Payments To Treasury Banks

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Although PYMNTS/Ingo data found that fewer than 10 percent of consumers would rather receive checks than instant payments, checks are often the only option for corporate payouts, insurance disbursements or payroll payouts. Moreover, Ingo’s Edwards noted, companies are looking — increasingly impatiently — at their treasury-banking partners.

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FIS Connects With Lenders On COVID-19 Relief For Small Businesses

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Florida-based FinTech FIS is helping lenders provide Small Business Administration (SBA) loans under the coronavirus stimulus package, the company announced Friday (April 3). small businesses and merchants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. small businesses and merchants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hundreds Of Probes Into PPP Loan Fraud Have Been Opened

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WSJ reported that the Small Business Administration ’s (SBA’s) inspector general said there were “strong indicators of widespread potential abuse and fraud in the PPP.”. The SBA is now accepting loan-forgiveness applications, which are largely expected to be approved if companies can show the money was spent mostly on payroll.

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Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana Parent Gives Back Small Business Aid; Treasury Aims To Have PPP Funds Given To Larger Firms Returned

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While the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) weather the economic storm, some larger companies received loans from the program. Steven Mnuchin, the secretary of the Treasury, said the administration would audit any firm that took in over $2 million. Treasury Guidance.