CAPTURE: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jofi.13209 "Did FinTech Lenders Facilitate PPP Fraud?" — GRIFFIN, KRUGER, MAHAJAN — The Journal of Finance (Open Access). First published: 07 February 2023. DOI 10.1111/jofi.13209 Abstract: In the $793 billion Paycheck Protection Program, we examine metrics related to potential misreporting including nonregistered businesses, multiple businesses at residential addresses, abnormally high implied compensation per employee, and large inconsistencies with jobs reported in another government program. These measures consistently concentrate in certain FinTech lenders and are cross-verified by seven additional measures. FinTech market share increased significantly over time, and suspicious lending by FinTechs in 2021 is four times the level of traditional lenders... (abstract continues on page; full text open access)