But as taxpayers begin to take on the cost of forgiving those loans, lenders like JPMorgan Chase & Co, Wells Fargo & Co and Bank of America Corp, are girding for what is likely to be years of regulatory scrutiny for their role in doling out the money, according to industry insiders, securities filings and government watchdogs.
WASHINGTON: Banks that facilitated the US government’s Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) at first saw the effort as a small revenue booster with a patriotic bonus, shepherding US$525bil in loans to businesses slammed by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
But as taxpayers begin to take on the cost of forgiving those loans, lenders like JPMorgan Chase & Co, Wells Fargo & Co and Bank of America Corp, are girding for what is likely to be years of regulatory scrutiny for their role in doling out the money, according to industry insiders, securities filings and government watchdogs.
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