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After opening to a limited subset of community-based lenders earlier this week, the second round of the federal Paycheck Protection Program will begin accepting applications from eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets on Friday, January 15, the Small Business Administration has announced. That would make the program’s loan portal open to about 5,000 more lenders, the SBA says, including “community banks, credit unions, and farm credit institutions.” … [Read more...] about Paycheck Protection Program loan portal opens to larger lenders soon: Here’s the latest

Forgoing the typical talking-head marathon, MLK/FBI uses a trove of old footage from TV shows, training videos, and newsreels to immerse viewers in the televisual world of the era. We see King’s rise juxtaposed with man-on-the-street interviews, in which ornery white folk opine that King is “bossy,” “thinks he’s too smart,” and is responsible for the riots that marred the civil rights movement. We also see how Hoover, who had twice the favorability ratings as King at the time, publicly calls King “the world’s most notorious liar” at the same time King wins the Nobel Peace Prize, and how that message lands with the public in the moment. … [Read more...] about The damning ‘MLK/FBI’ doc shows how poorly Martin Luther King Jr. was treated in his time

I first met Doorstep’s founder, Michele Serro, about seven years ago during a partnership project with IDEO, and I came to really appreciate her genuine, empathetic approach to problem solving. Michele recently explained that she doesn’t “want a world where people lose their homes to foreclosure. Or, on the flip side, who don’t even consider buying a home in their lifetime because they have the wrong information.” Michele doesn’t want home buyers to be filled with stress, confusion and ultimately regret. She wants to make the experience what it should be: wonderful. … [Read more...] about Meet Doorsteps, The Company That Wants To Take The Misery Out Of Home Buying

Try checking the Get My Payment tool again Many Americans who tried to check the status of their payment via the IRS Get My Payment portal last week had little luck, either due to glitches or because the tool was overwhelmed with visitors. If you were one of them, it might be worth trying again. The IRS said it updated the tool with the latest payment information last week. If you’re eligible to receive a check, it should tell you one of three things: … [Read more...] about IRS stimulus check update: What to know about mailed payments and the Friday deadline

Over the summer, against the backdrop of this unprecedented catalyst, then-candidate Joe Biden made the unusual decision to make caregiving a central piece of his platform: He introduced a $775 billion 10-year plan to improve care for children and the elderly alike and create better jobs for caregivers and childcare providers. “It’s the first time a man is leading an issue that’s so often associated [with] women’s work,” says Lelaine Bigelow, the managing director of external affairs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “He speaks to it from his own lived experience.” … [Read more...] about We’re in the midst of a caregiving crisis. Here’s how Biden may address it