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Banks Working Overtime on Business Rescue Loans

Banks Working Overtime on Business Rescue Loans

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Banks across the country are the conduits for federal dollars to help businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus disruption.

South Dakota Bankers Association President Curt Everson says they have seen heavy traffic….

Everson says the loans seem to work best for businesses that managed to stay open…

Everson says businesses need to keep good records and the loans will turn into grants…

Everson says they didn’t have specific state information yet from the Small Business Administration, but they did report over two hundred twenty billion dollars had been approved to nine hundred thousand businesses across the country.

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