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More than $1 billion in coronavirus relief went to small businesses that received multiple loans and a congressional subcommittee analyzing the Paycheck Protection Program says it has seen evidence of fraud in thousands more loans.

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.

Pedro Bryant will oversee a $3 million effort to fund small businesses in disadvantaged communities.

For all banks' claims that credit unions pose a threat to their commercial lending market share, they've accounted for just 2% of volume in the Paycheck Protection Program.

For all banks' claims that credit unions pose a threat to their commercial lending market share, they've accounted for just 2% of volume in the Paycheck Protection Program.

After tech firms assisted community bankers in processing applications in the Paycheck Protection Program, small-business lenders are continuing to engage with cloud providers and other outside companies to automate the loan forgiveness process.

The Senate had passed the bill Tuesday, shortly before the Small Business Administration was to stop accepting new loan applications.

Lenders are selling their Paycheck Protection Program loans or hiring outside companies to navigate the process in an effort to reduce risk and avoid overloading their employees.

The Paycheck Protection Program had more than $100 billion in funding left as of last Saturday, with only days remaining until the Small Business Administration stops taking new applications on June 30.

Despite success lobbying for PPP inclusion and the elimination of Regulation D, the industry must continue to push for additional reforms.

The agencies said late Friday that they will provide information on small businesses that received $150,000 or more from the Paycheck Protection Program.