The Lending Brief Podcast
The Lending Brief Podcast (brought to you by the Center for USA Lending and sponsored by Allocore) shares stories of innovation, challenge, and impact among federal lending programs. Each episode features a lively interview with key figures on the cutting edge of the field, including current and former government leaders, industry experts, and other thought leaders working to modernize federal credit programs.
Through these conversations, the Lending Brief explores how agencies manage risk, scale operations, adopt new technologies, and deliver better outcomes for borrowers and taxpayers, translating complex policy and operational issues into practical insights for anyone working in or around federal lending. It's the podcast on federal credit programs you never knew you needed.
The Lending Brief Podcast
Crisis Lending at Scale: An Inside look at the SBA's Pandemic Response
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In this episode of The Center for USA Lending's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore, we're joined by two veterans of the Small Business Administration, Kate Aaby, former CFO, and Steve Kucharski, former CIO, for a candid look at what it actually took to run the Paycheck Protection Program. From processing 13 years' worth of loans in 13 days to building fraud controls on the fly, Kate and Steve walk us through the technology decisions, organizational challenges, and hard lessons learned during one of the most extraordinary moments in federal lending history. They also discuss how the infrastructure built during the pandemic is now powering disaster loan programs today, and why shared services may be the future of federal credit.
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