1.1 Million Paycheck Protection Program Loans Forgiven So Far Total More Than $100 Billion

The US Small Business Administration has already forgiven more than 1.1 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for more than $100 billion, providing an extraordinary amount of critical relief to America’s small businesses just three months since the earliest PPP borrowers’ covered periods ended.

“[This] news is a key indicator that the PPP is working for all small businesses across our Nation,” says SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza.

“For any eligible small business continuing to struggle due to the coronavirus pandemic, the program has re-opened for new and certain existing PPP borrowers, and we encourage you to take advantage of the PPP to keep your workers on payroll, regardless of any local economic restrictions on your operations. SBA is continuing to work around the clock to forgive existing PPP loans and implement the next phase of this vital Program.”

The SBA has so far received 1,346,125 forgiveness applications for approximately $170.5 billion. SBA has made payment on nearly 85 percent of the applications, forgiving more than $100 billion. For the smallest borrowers with loans up to $50,000, 88 percent have been approved for forgiveness.

The new data comes as the Paycheck Protection Program has recently re-opened as a result of the Economic Aid to Hard Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act, signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020.

The Act added operational expenditures, certain property damage costs, supplier costs, and worker protection expenditures, such as drive-through areas, ventilation, and sneeze guards, as eligible expenses as well.

The SBA provides PPP Forgiveness Submission & Payment Metrics, as well as Paycheck Protection Program reports, online.