Department of Government Efficiency(@DOGE ):As of Friday, @SBAgov now: - Requires date of birth collection for all direct loan applications - Pauses the direct loan process for those under 18 and above 120 years old Basic sanity checks like these are initial steps towards minimizing fraud in government payment programs.

Department of Government Efficiency@DOGE

2025.03.24 02:14

As of Friday, @SBAgov now: - Requires date of birth collection for all direct loan applications - Pauses the direct loan process for those under 18 and above 120 years old Basic sanity checks like these are initial steps towards minimizing fraud in government payment programs. https://t.co/dPPnwqMBvD

Department of Government Efficiency@DOGE

2025.03.04 21:41

In 2020-2021, @SBAgov issued 3,095 loans, including PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan), for $333M to borrowers over 115 years old who were still marked as alive in the Social Security database. In one case, a 157 years old individual received $36k in loans.