Who Received PPP Loans by Fintech Lenders?

Jessica Battisto, Nathan Y. Godin, Claire Kramer Mills and Asani Sarkar
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Claire Kramer Mills: https://www.newyorkfed.org/regional/ckramer

No 20210527b, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: Small businesses not only account for 47 percent of U.S employment but also provide a pathway to success for minorities and women. During the coronavirus pandemic, these small businesses—especially those owned by minorities—were hard hit as consumers reduced spending disproportionately on services that require in-person physical interaction, such as hotels and restaurants. In response, the U.S. government launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide guaranteed and potentially forgivable small business loans. In this post, we examine financial technology (fintech) lenders participating in the PPP and find that, while disbursing only a small share of total loan amounts, they provide important support to minority business owners, who have in the past been underserved by the traditional banking industry.

Keywords: small business loans; inequality; Paycheck Protection Program; Fintech (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E51 G21 I1 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05-27
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