Here's How The Small Business Loan Program Went Wrong In Just 4 Weeks
![Signs are displayed in the window of a store in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. The Paycheck Protection Program, aimed at helping small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis, has been beset by problems.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/05/01/ap_20118739033952_wide-84aaade153e320303735e4266db2a7f46a56b7ce.jpg?s=600)
Not-so-small companies like Shake Shack and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?
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