COVID relief loans are haunting small businesses.

Chris Towns, a blueberry farmer, on his farm in Alma, Ga., on March 18, 2026. The Small Business Administration lent $378 billion to keep businesses afloat. Getting paid back is proving difficult. (Anna Ottum/The New York Times) By LYDIA DePILLIS When COVID-19 came to Alma, the blueberry capital of Georgia, Chris Towns was staring down a paltry return on his berry crop as shoppers stayed at home and stuck to buying essentials. The federal government offered relief, in the form of 30-year,...

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