Barry CalhounLessons LearnedMichael Faulkender and I discuss what we learned from PPP now that we’re largely on the other side. Michael shares that, if he could go…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounAddressing FraudMichael Faulkender shares that the decision to handle most issues relating to fraud on the back end of the program through forgiveness…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounGetting Funds to People in Need Part 2Michael Faulkender and I discuss the constant evolution of the PPP from the public and private sector perspectives, finding similar ground…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounGetting Funds to People in NeedMichael Faulkender shares that a key change that the SBA and Treasury made to the PPP was to change the fee structure on the loans so that…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounRound 2 ChangesMichael Faulkender and I discuss the scale and the demographic make up of underbanked Americans, and how fintechs like Blueacorn stepped in…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounRound 1 ChallengesMichael Faulkender talks with me about how and why so much of the PPP allocated funds went to multimillion dollar businesses in the first…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounWhy SBAMichael Faulkender shares that one of the primary reasons why the Small Business Administration (SBA) was chosen as the avenue through…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounHow it all StartedI had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Faulkender, former Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury for a wide-ranging…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounPreparing for the Next OneWhen I look back on everything this country and its workers went through over the past two years, it seems easy to say everything could…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Barry CalhounFixing Lending Inequity Through FintechThe COVID-19 pandemic has often highlighted the unequal share of burden across socioeconomic and racial divides when it comes to health…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022