Financial Technology Firms Made “Massive Profits” on PPP Loans, Engaged in Fraud

A congressional report finds lax anti-fraud standards, execs who cashed in, and contempt for small loan applicants.

Originally published by ProPublica. Financial technology firms at the front lines of approving loans through the Paycheck Protection Program — intended to help small businesses survive during the pandemic — lacked fraud controls, chased high fees to the detriment of some borrowers and sometimes exploited their business relationships to arrange suspect loans for the companies’ own executives.

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