/tags/paycheck-protection-act paycheck protection act en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:02:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-09/how-the-paycheck-protection-program-went-from-good-intentions-to-a-huge-free-for-all An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, even though the program was rampant with fraud. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:02:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-09/how-the-paycheck-protection-program-went-from-good-intentions-to-a-huge-free-for-all Sacha Pfeiffer, Austin Fast /news-partners/2020-04-23/deluge-continues-26-million-jobs-lost-in-just-5-weeks The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown keeps soaring. Last week, 4.4 million people filed for jobless benefits, boosting the total since last month to 26 million. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:33:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-04-23/deluge-continues-26-million-jobs-lost-in-just-5-weeks Jim Zarroli, Avie Schneider