Approximately 48% of PPP borrowers have submitted applications to the SBA, with roughly 45% receiving full or partial Forgiveness
BOSTON (April 26, 2021) -- Numerated, the business lending technology company, is releasing insights on the Forgiveness process for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as of April 26, 2021.
The following statistics are based on a sample of nearly 300,000 PPP loans processed by Numerated for 100+ lenders across the U.S., representing about $40 billion in relief funds.
PPP Forgiveness Funnel
The table below is a comprehensive look at Forgiveness applications as they make their way from the borrower, to lenders, to the SBA and back, through the Numerated platform.
PPP Loan Forgiveness Progress |
As of |
As of |
As of |
As of |
Weekly change from April 19 - April 26, 2021 |
Borrowers who have begun a Forgiveness application thus far |
58% | 58% | 60% | 60% |
+3% |
Borrowers who have submitted their Forgiveness application to lenders |
54% | 55% | 56% | 57% |
+3% |
Forgiveness applications submitted by lenders to SBA for review |
44% | 45% | 47% | 48% |
+4% |
Forgiveness applications the SBA has responded to |
41% | 43% | 44% | 45% |
+5% |
SBA Forgiveness Responses by Loan Amount
This table breaks down Forgiveness applications which have received a final response from the SBA, based on loan amount.
Percentage of SBA Responses |
New for the Week of |
Lifetime of Program |
<$50k |
61% |
60% |
$50k-$100k |
18% |
15% |
>$100k |
21% |
25% |
Borrowers Applying for Full vs Partial Forgiveness
This table breaks down Forgiveness applications based on how much Forgiveness a borrower is applying for, categorized by those that have applied full Forgiveness and those who have applied for partial Forgiveness.
Full vs Partial Forgiveness Applications |
New for the Week of |
Lifetime of Program |
Borrowers applying |
90% |
87% |
Borrowers applying for |
10% |
13% |
Borrowers Applying for Partial Forgiveness
For borrowers applying for partial Forgiveness, this table breaks down the percentage of partial Forgiveness requests due to EIDL Advances vs uncovered use of funds.
Partial Forgiveness Applications |
New for the Week of |
Lifetime of Program |
Borrowers applying for partial Forgiveness due to EIDL Advances |
14% |
67% |
Borrowers applying for partial Forgiveness due to uncovered use of funds |
86% |
33% |
Applications by Form Type
This table breaks down Forgiveness applications that borrowers have started on the Numerated platform, based on the SBA form they’ve chosen.
Forgiveness Applications |
New for the Week of |
Lifetime of Program |
3508 |
4% |
7% |
3508S |
85% |
64% |
3508EZ |
11% |
29% |
Takeaways
- Forgiveness has kept pace week over week, with trends continuing to show more borrowers taking advantage of simplified Forgiveness Form 3508S and fewer borrowers being left with Forgiveness gaps due to EIDL Advances.
Numerated will release updated PPP Forgiveness data every Monday. For more information on Numerated or these insights, please contact marketing@numerated.com.
Read previous PPP Forgiveness Data reports:
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- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 19, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 12, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 5, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 29, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 22, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 15, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 8, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 1, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Feb. 22, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Feb. 15, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Feb. 8, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Feb. 1, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Jan. 25, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Jan. 18, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Jan. 11, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Jan. 4, 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Dec. 28, 2020
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Dec. 21, 2020
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of Dec. 14, 2020