Amazon suspends loan repayments amid coronavirus
Amazon announced that it would temporarily suspend seller loan repayments, in the prospect of declining sales during the coronavirus pandemic.
Repayments under the Amazon Lending program will be paused until April 30. Interest would not accrue during that period.
This program has offered sums between $1,000 – $750,000 to merchants looking for capital to acquire inventory, expand their product lines and advertise on Amazon, reports LiveMint.com.
More than 20,000 merchants have gotten loans from Amazon, the company said in 2017. By the end of 2019, Amazon stood to receive $863 million from sellers to whom it provided financing through the lending program, according to a company filing. The loans’ terms range from three to 12 months, carrying interest rates from 6% to 19.9%.
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