Paycheck Protection Program

The SBA and Treasury Department release more guidance on PPP loan forgiveness; Santander Consumer reaches $550M settlement with state AGs; how Wells Fargo's tech chief is managing coronavirus response; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Companies that received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program in early April can start to submit forgiveness applications at the end of May.

The company, the product of a big merger shortly before the outbreak, had to build portals on the fly, help many customers shift to mobile and accomplish in days tasks that once took months, its digital chief says.

A Manhattan man was charged by federal prosecutors with fraudulently trying to obtain more than $20 million in government loans intended to aid small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The FHFA says the two government-sponsored enterprises need at least $240 billion of capital before they can go private; Transunion says more than 3% of consumer loans it tracks are in financial hardship.

Jennifer Roberts, the company's head of business banking, details a process to have units work one-on-one with customers to get Paycheck Protection Program funds deployed faster.

The Small Business Administration gave lenders some direction ⁠for closing out Paycheck Protection Program loans. Bankers say it's an encouraging start, but they want more protection from liability and a concession on nonpayroll expenses.

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions has released the results of survey looking at how the industry has used the Paycheck Protection Program so far.

The sellers will continue to service the loans and retain the fees they receive from the Small Business Administration.

One of the biggest subprime auto lenders agreed to pay $550 million to settle predatory lending charges; the bank regulator has largely completed his goal of overhauling the Community Reinvestment Act.