Dr. Charlayne Hayling-Williams

Chase approved to fund about $29 billion to 239,000 businesses

JPMorgan Chase announced today that it has received approval for an additional 211,000 loans through “Round Two” of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), totaling about $15 billion to its small business customers. In total, the firm is expected to fund about $29 billion to over 239,000 businesses under the PPP since its inception a little over three weeks ago, helping to support 3 million employees. More specifically about JPMorgan Chase’s lending through the PPP: ·         The average loan amount is $123,000 ·         About 50% of the loans went to companies with fewer than 5 employees ·         Over 75% of the