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Square Capital Distributed 76K PPP Loans Totaling $820M

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Square Capital LLC processed more than $820 million in Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans in six weeks, the firm reported. Last year, Square Capital did $2.3 Of that number, 60 percent of the borrowers had never before received a loan through Square Capital.

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OnDeck’s ODX Digitizes Investors Bank SMB Lending Platform

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New Jersey-based financial institution Investors Bank has announced a collaboration with online small business lending firm OnDeck to digitize its own small to medium-sized business (SMB) lending operations. The companies announced their collaboration in a press release Monday (Oct.

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Blockchain.com Unveils ‘Borrow’ Service

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The offering occurs following Blockchain’s opening of an institutional lending desk last summer. Lending has become a quickly growing area in the digital currency sector. The news comes after Valar Ventures lent a hand in a $30 million second round of financing for digital currency trading and lending platform BlockFi.

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Crowdfunding, Deferred Loan Payments Jumpstart SMB Relief

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Each week, PYMNTS will round up some of the latest initiatives from governments, banks and FinTechs around the world to lend support for small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus. have launched new crowdfunding programs to support SMBs’ need for capital. Fed Calls On Small Banks. Several FinTechs in the U.S.

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Today In B2B: Small PPP Loans Cause Controversy; Bank Profits Sink

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Plus, Pilot Company collaborates on fleet factoring, Revolution Payments launches Level III commercial card processing and Porter Capital launches new PPP funding tools. Judith Less, who runs a thrift shop in New Jersey, got $27,” the paper reported. Porter Capital Offers New Funding Tools To PPP Recipients.

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ConnectOne promotes insider as next bank president

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Elizabeth Magennis recently served as the New Jersey company's chief lending officer. ConnectOne also hired Michael O'Malley, a former OnDeck Capital executive, as chief risk officer.

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Popular Bank Named Among First Investors of NWK FAM Fund

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The new investment vehicle aims to economically empower Black and Latinx business owners throughout the City of Newark. NWK FAM Fund Seeks to Narrow the Wealth Gap in New Jersey. Backed by prominent Black and Latinx investors, NWK FAM Fund aims to raise $100 million total in investible capital. John Harmon. Carlos Medina.