In Virginia, banks of all sizes have been working around-the-clock to provide loans through the program, processing 46,368 applications totaling more than $3.97 billion in the second round of PPP funding, from April 27 through May 1, according to the SBA. A total of 86,739 loans have been processed through this program in Virginia, for a total of $12.69 billion.
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