Federal Reserve: Working to expand PPPLF for additional SBA-qualified lenders as soon as possible

Anil Panchal FXStreet

Early Friday morning in Asia, the US Federal Reserve announces that it is working to expand access to the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (PPPLF) for additional SBA-qualified lenders as soon as possible to facilitate lending to small businesses via the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Key quotes

SBA-qualified PPP lenders include depository institutions, such as banks and credit unions, as well as non-depository institution lenders, such as some Community Development Financial Institutions. Currently, only depository institutions are eligible to participate in the PPPLF, and over 1000 have already been approved to access the program.

The SBA's PPP guarantees loans from qualified lenders to small businesses so that those businesses can keep workers employed. The PPPLF supports the PPP by extending credit to financial institutions that make PPP loans, using the loans as collateral. The additional liquidity from the PPPLF increases the capacity of financial institutions to make additional PPP loans.

FX implications

This adds to the Fed’s qualitative support to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) and hence further details are required for traders to react to the news. That said, the markets remain mostly quiet during the early Friday morning in Asia.

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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