SBA, in PPP lawsuit response, says detailed information 'exempt from disclosure'

The U.S. Small Business Administration late Friday said in a legal filing that detailed information about the Paycheck Protection Program should not be made public.

The SBA made the argument in response to a lawsuit filed by 11 news organizations, including Albuquerque Business First parent company American City Business Journals.

The $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program is the federal government’s primary Covid relief program for small business. The program has been criticized for favoring…

Source: The Business Journal