Magic Johnson’s EquiTrust Life Insurance funds over $100 million in small business loans

EquiTrust Life Insurance - Magic Johnson with the US Navy

The former NBA All-Star’s insurer is focusing on supporting women- and minority-owned companies. Magic Johnson’s EquiTrust Life Insurance Co and MBE Capital Partners, a nonbank lender from New Jersey, is providing $100 million in funding for minority and women-owned companies. This is a component of the Small Business Administration’s struggling Paycheck Protection Program. According to Johnson in a Wall Street Journal interview, he heard that small businesses were having a hard time gaining access to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. One of the larger companies that was successful in obtaining…

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