Lehi, Utah, July 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lendio, the nation’s leading marketplace for small business loans, today announced it has facilitated $8 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for 100,000 small businesses to date. Partnering with 300 SBA-approved financial institutions and fintech lenders across the country, Lendio has helped secure COVID-19 relief funds for many underserved segments of the small business community.
Lendio released a report today highlighting the impact of PPP loans facilitated through its platform from April 3, 2020, to June 30, 2020. The report shows the regional, demographic and industry distribution of loans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands to date.
Key findings include:
- An estimated 1.1 million jobs have been retained through PPP loans facilitated by Lendio.
- The states with the most jobs retained are Florida (198,013), California (158,829), Tennessee (99,386), Texas (95,657) and New York (53,572).
- 98% of PPP applicants through the Lendio platform are first-time Lendio customers.
- The average loan amount is highest in Indiana ($172,349), District of Columbia ($148,302), Wyoming ($101,622), Maryland ($93,816) and New Jersey ($91,433).
- The average loan amount is lowest in North Dakota ($25,482), Mississippi ($35,412), Iowa ($36,065), Oklahoma ($36,885) and Nebraska ($37,135).
- The percentage of loans to women-owned businesses is highest in Montana (45%), Hawai (42%), Nebraska (40%), Vermont (39%) and New Mexico (38%).
- The top industries funded are construction, healthcare, restaurants, retail and manufacturing.
Throughout the PPP, the SBA and its private partners experienced unprecedented demand for emergency relief funding. As a marketplace with access to hundreds of SBA-approved lenders, Lendio quickly became a platform for business owners to connect with banks, non-bank lenders and fintech providers distributing stimulus funds. Lendio facilitated loans for some of the smallest businesses in the nation. The average PPP loan size on the Lendio platform is $73,000 compared to the national average of around $107,000.
“From the early stages of the PPP, Lendio voiced strong public concern over the number of small businesses that would be unfairly left out of the program,” said Brock Blake, CEO and co-founder of Lendio. “We opened our doors, so to speak, to every business owner, including those without a prior relationship with an SBA lender. We are grateful to our lending partners who came together with us in this effort to widely distribute relief funds and eliminate disparities in access to the program.”
Bryan LeFebure is co-owner of Five Points Fitness, which has two locations in Northern California. LeFebure applied for a PPP loan through Lendio and is using the funds to retain his team members while providing virtual fitness classes and planning for a safe reopening.
“Lendio was a whole different experience; it was so quick and so smooth,” said LeFebure. “It was very clear and easy for me to download the proper documents; I got good feedback and responses, and within 24 hours I got confirmation that they received my documents.”
“Lendio was founded on the principle of advocating for the financial needs of the smallest of businesses,” continued Blake. “It’s been heartbreaking to see the devastating effects of the pandemic on these business owners and their employees. While economic uncertainty remains, Lendio’s mission to make funding accessible to every small business continues; as long as the program remains open, Lendio will facilitate PPP loans. We will also continue to provide additional financial solutions for business owners to help them through the reopening and rebuilding phase.”
As an aggregator of loan options from the nation’s top fintech lenders, banks, credit unions, community development financial institutions and non-bank lenders, Lendio is a one-stop-shop for thousands of business owners looking for capital to start, operate and grow. Prior to its role in facilitating PPP loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lendio had originated just over $2 billion to 110,000 small businesses since its inception in 2011.
About Lendio
Lendio is a free online marketplace that leverages machine learning to help business owners find the right small business loans within minutes. With a network of over 300 lenders offering multiple loan products and over 200,000 small business loans facilitated, Lendio’s marketplace is the largest in the country and the center of small business lending. Based in the Silicon Slopes of Lehi, Utah, Lendio was recently recognized by Glassdoor as one of the Top 50 Workplaces and has been certified for four years running as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. In addition, Lendio ranks on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance and Inc.’s Best Workplaces. For every new loan facilitated on Lendio’s marketplace platform, Lendio Gives, an employee contribution and employer matching program, provides a microloan to a low-income entrepreneur around the world through Kiva.org. More information about Lendio is available at www.lendio.com. Information about Lendio franchising opportunities can be found at www.lendiofranchise.com.
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