Entrepreneur: “$205 Billion of the $350 Billion Appropriated for PPP Loans Has Been Claimed”

April 13, 2020

The American Bankers Association reported on April 12 that $205 billion of the $350 billion appropriated for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans has been claimed.

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