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Main Street Lending Program Broadened to Attract More Lenders, Borrowers

Abrigo

Key Takeaways The soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) aims to fulfill a need for mid-sized businesses to access relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The MSLP aims to be a lifeline for businesses that may have been too big to participate in the PPP, but too small to access corporate lending facilities.

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The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t)

PYMNTS

What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? They are also too large to get funding through programs solely focused on small business lending.

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Economists Recommend More Lenient Terms For Main Street Lending Program

PYMNTS

’s Main Street Lending Program intended to aid small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The Main Street Lending Program has already expanded a few times, PYMNTS reported , with lower minimum loan requirements, higher max limits and adjusted repayments schedules.

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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Community bankers need to understand their competitive landscape. The banking industry is nationwide and is becoming less branch-focused.

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PayPal Hits $10B SMB Lending Milestone

PYMNTS

Businesses of a certain size — and in industries as varied as construction and restaurants — know the pain of wondering if they will have enough capital to fund operations, inventory, expansion and other mission-critical business activities. When it comes to SMB lending, PayPal has gone global. and global economy. and global economy.

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Saving Main Street: Advocacy Groups Propose New Government Relief Programs

PYMNTS

The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. Most small businesses don’t have a lending relationship with a bank. She also urges government officials to remember the return in investment for Main Street businesses. Some don’t have any relationship with a bank.

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New Data: What COVID-19 Is Doing To Main Street SMBs

PYMNTS

The boutique shops that lined Main Street USA, which got nearly all of their business face-to-face in their stores, expected that 2020 would be another great year. In other words, this sample reflects the composition of SMBs on those Main Streets and side streets of the communities that we all call home.

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