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The St. Louis company is gaining a sizable Small Business Administration platform and several niche deposit teams. Keeping those specialists in the fold will be key to the acquisition's success.

The company will pay $156 million for a bank with a large Small Business Administration lending platform.

Many sellers are ditching the loans to avoid the cumbersome forgiveness process. For others, the Paycheck Protection Program was never a strategic fit.

Besides reauthorizing the Paycheck Protection Program, Congress should upgrade the loan forgiveness process, offer businesses the chance to take out a second loan and ensure the pricing satisfies lenders, bankers say.

Over 90% of loans from CUs in the Empire State are eligible for forgiveness using the $150,000 threshold.

The Senate Republicans' coronavirus relief package, known as the HEALS Act, would continue to make the loan program available to businesses, but any final bill would need to be negotiated with House Democrats.

The Senate Republicans' coronavirus relief package, known as the HEALS Act, would continue to make the loan program available to businesses, but any final bill would need to be negotiated with House Democrats.

Many bankers want to focus more on the forgiveness process, assessing the status of deferrals and pursuing traditional lending opportunities.

Greater Nevada Credit Union, like a number of community banks, agreed to sell its Paycheck Protection Program loans to avoid having to navigate the complicated forgiveness process.

A growing number of lenders are unloading loans made through the Paycheck Protection Program.