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> In the interview, Mnuchin also said many companies are ceasing stock buybacks and are likely to use the additional capital to retain workers.

So they are on the honor system.

> Some experts disputed that assertion. “Some companies have ceased buybacks and dividends and some haven’t. We shouldn’t have to keep our fingers crossed,” Gelzinis said.

Is there a public list of the companies that took the aid?

Absent real restrictions on the loans, the next best option might be a website that shows the amount borrowed by those companies next to any layoffs, dividends, exec bonuses, or share buybacks they did while taking the loans.

parent danans 6 years ago

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