Quote Originally Posted by Kevin Henry-Seacoast View Post
But, the trouble with this is you put the responsibility on the bank's back. If the money does not go where it was intended, you can cool believe the Feds are not backing the loan if it fails. We need to get the money out to the businesses quickly, but it needs to be done the right way.

No way in hell the Feds are eating a loss if the money is not used for purposes intended.
If the FED becomes the lender, and let the loans be processed by the banks for fintech, there isn’t exposure to the banks. Let the banks/fintech make 5% so that it’s economical. As for commingling, if the borrower does, it’s converted to a loan without forgiveness. That’s still a good deal.

At this point these rescue efforts can’t be viewed in a way in which the Treasury intends to recover the funds. If they commingle they just won’t get access to the next tranche (there will be at least 4 tranches). This has to be seen as stimulus to fill the void left by consumer spending collapsing.