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Mnuchin Now Says All PPP Loan Recipients Will Face Audits

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The bank doesn’t have a lot of incentive” to investigate, said Richard Prisinzano, a budget expert at the University of Pennsylvania, told the newspaper. billion for salaries and expenses on top of its $1 billion budget, the money was expected to be used for handling new disaster lending. They’ll do bare-minimum checks.”.

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US Rep Calls For Action On Predatory SMB Lending

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Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is calling on lawmakers to address predatory lending to small businesses (SMBs), The Washington Post reported on Thursday (June 27). “By ending confessions of judgment in commercial lending, we can stop some of the abuses that are crippling honest small business owners,” she said.

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Third Circuit holds application of PA usury law to auto loans made to PA residents at out-of-state locations does not violate Commerce Clause

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Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that the application of Pennsylvania usury laws to vehicle-secured loans made to Pennsylvania residents who travel outside of Pennsylvania to obtain such loans does not violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. In TitleMax of Delaware, Inc.

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

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To that end, as evidenced by a number of statistics (and no shortage of commentary), the Main Street lending program — designed to, well, help Main Street — is falling short. The Main Street lending program is focused on companies that cannot raise funds in the capital markets through issuing, say, bonds, or selling equity.

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Where Credit Unions Invest To Get The Best ROI

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In Pennsylvania, a local CU is working to enhance its members’ financial journeys with improved personalized experiences using data analytics solutions. Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) recently announced plans to implement tools from FICO to deliver “near real time” personalized alerts. Around the Credit Union World.

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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. Pennsylvania Offers State-Level Support.

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Wells Fargo Taps Former Mastercard Exec To Run Merchant Services

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She graduated from Spelman College and earned her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Andy Rowe is the enterprise customer excellence executive, and Elli Dai has been hired as the small business and personal lending group executive. Her first day will be Aug. 26, and she will be based in New York City.