Software maker keeping biz loan over objection from lawmakers
Tech company, which had $419 million in sales last year, is resisting pressure from lawmakers to return the funds.
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Tech company, which had $419 million in sales last year, is resisting pressure from lawmakers to return the funds.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), passed by Congress as part of the CARES Act, was set up to distribute forgivable loans to small businesses shuttered over coronavirus. Several banks are being sued for allegedly funneling PPP loans to bigger corporate clients to maximize their processing fee profits. In the first batch of coronavirus relief, banks have raked in $10 billion. Yahoo Finance reporter and anchor Akiko Fujita joins Elaine Quijano in the CBSN studio to talk about the implications for banks' bottom lines, and the future of coronavirus aid to small businesses.
House panel issues a May 15 deadline to give back the low-interest aid, saying it's "intended for small businesses."
More than 12,000 Catholic churches have now applied for the government's small business loans – and 75% of those applications have been approved.
The coronavirus amounts to "a once-in-a-generation shattering of restaurant culture," the celebrated chef says.
"We are going to lose a ton of money," said one of the restaurant chain's franchise owners on coping with shutdowns.
More than a dozen companies that received federal aid for small business are looking to raise up to $1 billion in total.
Federal and state officials are examining the bank's lending practices under the Paycheck Protection Program.
The two men were arrested Tuesday and fraudulently sought more than $500,000 in loans from the Small Business Administration, the Justice Department alleges.
More small businesses getting loans in second round of federal loans. But big names still get help, including Denny's.
Money from $650 billion federal rescue is a lifeline for some small businesses while others struggle to stay afloat.
A range of larger companies, from ammo makers to kombucha bottlers, remain eligible for small business funds.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Tuesday that there would be a "full review" of any company that received more than $2 million in the Paycheck Protection Program. The program has been criticized after large companies, including the Los Angeles Lakers, received big loans. Watch his remarks.
"The purpose of this program was not social welfare for big business," the Treasury secretary said
The first round of the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program faced heavy criticism after large public companies scooped up loans meant for small businesses. As CBS News political reporter Grace Segers reports, this time around small and minority-owned businesses are hoping for their chance to get low-interest loans to survive the coronavirus shutdown.
Another $310 billion is available for small businesses, but watchdogs warn problems that plagued first round remain.
NBA club said it returned federal small business loan so the money could go to "those most in need."
Lawsuit accuses company of getting "white glove" treatment from JPMorgan Chase after it quickly landed funding.
Pandemic-related business closures left scouts in southern Alaska with 144,000 unsold boxes.
Ashford and its subsidiaries have applied for more than $125 million in loans and received nearly $60 million so far.
As an unprecedented 26 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in just five weeks, the claims system cannot handle the surge of applications. The backlog is exacerbating financial insecurity for millions of Americans who have lost their jobs. Optimal Capital market analyst Frances Stacy joins CBSN to discuss the dire economic situation.
Thousands of small employers are lining up for new federal funding earmarked for Paycheck Protection Program.
The vote comes as new government data shows 4.4 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week.
Steak house chain says it is giving the money back because of the Paycheck program's "funding limitations."
Public company whose board chair is a former top JPMorgan Chase executive received nearly $3 million from the bank.