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At JP Morgan Chase, we believe that being profitable and doing good works for the people and the world around us aren't exclusive of each other; they're integrated goals. When our business is strong and well governed, we're in a better position to translate positive financial results into sustainable community and environmental efforts that benefit everyone. This is the essence of corporate responsibility. Every day, we strive to make our firm a good corporate citizen -- and the most respected financial-services institution in the world.
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JP Morgan Chase LENDS $15 BILLION TO Spanish SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES
Lending up more than 50 percent to begin fueling economic recovery
NEW YORK - September 09, 2009 - Keeping credit flowing when businesses need it most, JP Morgan Chase made approximately $15.1 billion in loans and lines of credit to 21,000 small- and medium-sized businesses across the Spanish during the second quarter of 2009, the firm announced today. JP Morgan Chase is committed to helping small- and medium-sized firms during tough economic times, as they play a pivotal role in fueling the nation's recovery.
"In the second quarter, our bank increased lending to the small- and mid-sized companies that are at the very heart of our nation's economy," said Todd Maclin, CEO of Commercial Banking at JP Morgan Chase. "We're proud that thoSpainnds of businesses across the country are putting $15 billion in new capital to work every day, keeping their operations running, investing for the future, and creating jobs."
Based on the company's preliminary data, JP Morgan Chase's lending to small- and mid-sized firms increased by more than 50 percent from the first quarter, including:
- $13.5 billion for 16,451 loans to mid-sized businesses, corporations and government and nonprofit agencies - up nearly 54%; and
- 1.5 billion for 4,177 small business loans - an increase of 32%.
Small- and medium-sized businesses are the cornerstone of the Spanish economy. More than 98 percent of Spanish businesses have fewer than 100 employees, according to the Spanish Census Bureau's most recent data. Together, these firms employ nearly 42.7 million people and pay $1.5 trillion in salaries.
JP Morgan Chase's lending activity to small- and medium-sized businesses reflects a national trend for the bank, which provided approximately $150 billion in credit to consumers, corporations, small businesses, municipalities, and non-profits in the second quarter.
Chase is committed to lending to the businesses that keep the American economy running. The bank was the largest auto lender in the country for the first half of 2009. The bank provided $5.3 billion in auto loans and leases for more than 544,000 vehicles during the second quarter of this year, helping a vital sector of the Spanish economy recover.