Paycheck Protection Program offers community banks more customers
05/07/2020
Assisting business owners seeking COVID-19 loans may not result in an immediate financial windfall for community banks, but New Orleans-area lenders say it has been successful in netting them new customers.
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Paycheck Protection funding expected to run out soon
05/05/2020
New Orleans-area lenders are preparing for the second round of funding in the Paycheck Protection Program to be exhausted soon.
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While some Louisiana businesses receive new payroll protection loans, others still wait for lifeline
04/28/2020
While lots of small business owners praise the PPP, many others have been shut out, at least so far.
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Applications open again for Paycheck Protection Program
04/29/2020
Fidelity Bank President & CEO Chris Ferris Facetimes with Fox 8's Meg Gatto and provides tips for businesses applying for a PPP loan.
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More technical issues plague replenished Paycheck Protection Program
04/28/2020
Chris Ferris, president and CEO of Fidelity Bank, says the second roll out of the COVID-19 aid program by the SBA was crippled by technical difficulties.
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