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<p>The Bounce Back Loans Scheme (BBLS), which was launched on 4 May, helps the smallest
businesses access loans of up to £50,000 within days.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury carefully
monitors the progress of the scheme, including by collecting data on applications
and loans directly from accredited lenders. However, this data is commercially sensitive
and provided in confidence by each lender, so can only be disclosed at an aggregate
level.</p><p> </p><p>Since its launch, lenders have approved over 464,000 Bounce Back
Loans worth a total value of over £14bn. HM Treasury is now regularly publishing the
total number and value of loans approved under the scheme.</p>
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