Photo taken on May 21, 2020 shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington D.C. (Xinhua/ via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department says it is releasing on Monday the names of more than 700,000 companies that received funds from the government's small business lending program, a massive effort intended to support the economy as states shut down in April to contain the viral outbreak.Treasury identified just a fraction of the total borrowers, naming only those companies that got more than $150,000.
Those firms made up less than 15% of the nearly 5 million small companies that received loans.The average loan amount for the entire program was $107,000, senior administration officials said.