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Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Main Street Lending Program | U.S. Department of the Treasury

Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Main Street
Lending Program
June 15, 2020

WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on
the opening of lender registra on for the Main Street Lending Program:
“This morning the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced that the Main Street Lending
Program Lender Portal is now open. The program, which will operate through three facili es – the
Main Street New Loan Facility, the Main Street Priority Loan Facility, and the Main Street Expanded
Loan Facility – is designed to help ensure that small and medium-sized businesses have access to
the credit they need to get through this challenging period. As announced last week, the por on of
the loans retained by the origina ng bank has been lowered to five percent for all eligible loans
submi ed to the program, crea ng addi onal balance sheet capacity for par cipa ng lenders. I
encourage all eligible lenders to register in order to provide loans to eligible borrowers as soon as
possible.”
For more informa on on the Main Street Lending Program, including program informa on and
frequently asked ques on, visit www.bostonfed.org/mslp.

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