Yesterday the SBA released details of the companies that received loans in the Paycheck Protection Programs; the company names of every loan recipient that received more than $150k were included and only summary data on the smaller loans; this is a treasure trove of data that will be analyzed in detail over the coming days; in the initial take from the Wall Street Journal they broke down the industry sectors that received the most assistance with health care leading the way; they also pointed out that many large companies, often backed by wealthy people, also received PPP funds; the specific loan amounts were not disclosed only loan amount range for every company. The Wall Street Journal.
