Wells Fargo Says Fed Cap Is Limiting Small-Business Relief

(Bloomberg) — Wells Fargo & Co. said it can’t fully meet demand from small businesses rushing to participate in a U.S. relief program because of constraints imposed by the Federal Reserve on the bank’s growth.The company has capacity to lend $10 billion to small-business clients under the $349 billion U.S. program, but customers already have expressed more interest than that, Wells Fargo said in a statement late Sunday. The firm will therefore focus on helping nonprofits and businesses with fewer than 50 employees.“While we are actively working to create balance sheet capacity to lend, we are limited in our ongoing …read more

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