Paycheck Protection Program

Many lenders are paying close attention to liquidity and capital ratios. Others are trying to avoid overtaxing employees who process, service and handle forgiveness of the loans.

The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would give small businesses greater flexibility in how they use the funds; not everyone's on board with Otting's signature achievement.

The website, ppp.bank, will help borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program apply for loan forgiveness.

The measure, which garnered near-unanimous support, would triple the period during which businesses can spend their coronavirus relief funds and make it easier for loans to be forgiven.

The funds include $3.2 billion in loans that community development financial institutions had already approved during the PPP's second phase.

The funds include $3.2 billion in loans that community development financial institutions had already approved during the PPP's second phase.

Expenses soared in the rush to deploy emergency loans to small businesses, and now Bank of America may need to delay some investments if it hopes to meet cost targets, CEO Brian Moynihan said.

Bankers have become more uncertain about how to serve marijuana businesses owing to confusion about which states deem them essential.

The industry is well positioned to gain market share, but institutions may not see the same levels of growth as after the last recession.

The new Paycheck Protection Program rules, which created a review process and timeline for paying lenders, did not extend the time borrowers have to comply or increase how much money can be spent nonpayroll expenses.