Approximately 55% of PPP borrowers have submitted applications to the SBA, with roughly 54% receiving full or partial Forgiveness
BOSTON (August 1, 2021)—Numerated, the fast-growing fintech making business banking easy for financial institutions and their clients, is releasing insights on the Forgiveness process for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as of August 1, 2021.
The following statistics are based on a sample of more than 432,000 PPP loans processed by Numerated for 100+ lenders across the U.S., representing nearly $53 billion in relief funds.
Editor's Note: The Numerated Forgiveness Data Report has been moved from a weekly to a monthly basis. Check back on September 1 for updated data.
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 |
Month-over-month |
Borrowers who have begun a Forgiveness application thus far |
60% | 66% |
+12% |
Borrowers who have submitted their Forgiveness application to lenders |
58% | 63% |
+13% |
Forgiveness applications submitted by lenders to SBA for review |
50% | 55% |
+15% |
Forgiveness applications the SBA has responded to |
47% | 54% |
+16% |
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 |
July 2021 |
Lifetime of Program |
<$50k |
67% |
62% |
$50k-$100k |
14% |
15% |
>$100k |
19% |
23% |
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 |
July 2021 |
Lifetime of Program |
Borrowers applying |
96% |
92% |
Borrowers applying for |
4% |
8% |
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 |
July 2021 |
Lifetime of Program |
Borrowers applying for partial Forgiveness due to EIDL Advances |
10% |
59% |
Borrowers applying for partial Forgiveness due to uncovered use of funds |
90% |
41% |
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 |
July 2021 |
Lifetime of Program |
3508 |
4% |
6% |
3508S |
85% |
72% |
3508EZ |
11% |
22% |
Takeaways
- Borrowers that have received a final response from the SBA for their Forgiveness request crossed the 50 percent threshold in July.
- The pace of Forgiveness slowed slightly for borrowers, lenders, and the SBA during July.
Numerated will release updated PPP Forgiveness data on the first of each month. 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 - June 2021
- Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of June 7, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of June 1, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of May 24, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of May 17, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of May 10, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of May 3, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 26, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 19, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 12, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of April 5, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 29, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 22, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 15, 2021
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Numerated Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Data - Week of March 8, 2021
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