Banking & Finance

Banks, credit unions, lenders, and the financial institutions serving businesses and consumers across the region.

Bankers to work through the weekend processing PPP loan applications

Despite a rocky start, the $350 billion federal Paycheck Protection Program got up and...

Banks urge patience as PPP rollout gets off to a rocky start

The ambitious $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program passed by Congress one week ago to...

Virus roundup …

• The national unemployment rate is probably around 13%, its highest level since the...

New guidance sets PPP interest rate at 1%

The Small Business Administration released new guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program just hours...

Local banks worried, still awaiting federal guidance on eve of PPP rollout

Though they’ve been preparing all week, local banks that will be administering the federal...

Graves and Waguespack answer CARES Act questions 

Questions continue to pour in as the federal government prepares to open applications for...
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The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has brought unprecedented levels of disruption and...

New state-led program to offer low-interest loans to small businesses 

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced creation of the Louisiana Loan Portfolio Guaranty Program,...

Social Security recipients will have to file tax return to get stimulus check

The Trump administration is requiring Americans who receive Social Security to file a tax...

Sen. Bill Cassidy answers questions on EIDL, PPP loan programs

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber hosted a Q&A session with Sen. Bill Cassidy this...
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