#Feds seize .4M from Florida ‘ministry’ in PPP fraud case

#Feds seize $8.4M from Florida ‘ministry’ in PPP fraud case

“#Feds seize $8.4M from Florida ‘ministry’ in PPP fraud case” The feds recently seized $8.4 million in coronavirus relief funds from a family-run “ministry” in Florida that appeared to be bogus, court records show. The Secret Service found the money in bank accounts linked to ASLAN International Ministry, an Orlando-based nonprofit that secured a hefty…

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#Congress close to deal on stimulus, business loans, unemployment

#Congress close to deal on stimulus, business loans, unemployment

“#Congress close to deal on stimulus, business loans, unemployment” After about eight months of gridlock, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are nearing a deal on more COVID-19 stimulus checks, small-business loans and unemployment insurance aid. The final details of the relief package are being haggled over ahead of a government funding deadline at midnight Friday,…

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#Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church received .4M COVID-19 loan

#Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church received $4.4M COVID-19 loan

“#Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church received $4.4M COVID-19 loan” Multimillionaire televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Texas netted $4.4 million in bailouts through the federal COVID-19 relief program, records show. The Houston megachurch, the largest in the nation with 52,000 weekly congregants, received the forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan in late July, the Houston Business Journal…

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#Regal’s owner Cineworld gets 0M lifeline to avoid bankruptcy

#Regal’s owner Cineworld gets $750M lifeline to avoid bankruptcy

“#Regal’s owner Cineworld gets $750M lifeline to avoid bankruptcy” Regal Entertainment’s UK-based owner Cineworld said Monday that it secured a financial lifeline to help it avoid a bankruptcy filing. Lenders will provide the movie-theater owner with a $450 million loan to help it keep afloat through the coronavirus pandemic. Other lenders will provide Cineworld with…

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#Nearly 300 firms that got COVID-19 loans have folded: report

#Nearly 300 firms that got COVID-19 loans have folded: report

“#Nearly 300 firms that got COVID-19 loans have folded: report” Nearly 300 American businesses have folded despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in federal loans meant to keep them afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, a new report says. Some 285 companies that got aid from the Trump administration’s Paycheck Protection Program have filed for…

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# Bitfinex to compete with DeFi with new borrowing service

# Bitfinex to compete with DeFi with new borrowing service

“# Bitfinex to compete with DeFi with new borrowing service ” Amid a year of significant growth for the decentralized finance space within the crypto industry, Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitfinex has unveiled its new lending service today, called Bitfinex Borrow.  “Bitfinex Borrow is a borrowing platform,” Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino told Cointelegraph….

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