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A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat.

Here's how many Mass. residents won't be able to pay their rent or mortgage next month

A calendar at BancFirst, which set up a war room running around the clock to process small-business aid applications, in Moore, Okla, April 25, 2020. The Paycheck Protection Program distributed $349 billion in less than two weeks, but lenders and borrowers confronted confusion at every step.

Mass. man arrested in Georgia after allegedly faking his own death to avoid PPP loan fraud charges

She spent 16 years as Morgan Stanley's diversity chief. Now she's suing.

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y.

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Feds suspect vast fraud network is targeting U.S. unemployment systems May 16, 2020 | 1:37 PM

FILE - This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows Visa credit cards in New Orleans.

How COVID-19 payment accommodations may affect your credit April 19, 2020 | 8:43 AM

President Donald Trump signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 27, in Washington.

When and how will I get that $1,200 stimulus payment? March 29, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Dow ends 11-year win streak as coronavirus outbreak menaces economy March 11, 2020 | 10:04 PM

Tori Perotti after receiving immense support over social media and Gofundme.

Target manager gets over $30K in donations after being slammed on social media January 21, 2020 | 2:38 PM

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Are you paying too much for cable? 7 ways to save money on your bill. November 4, 2019 | 12:22 PM

Fidelity Investments CEO Abigail Johnson

These are the richest people in Massachusetts, according to Forbes October 4, 2019 | 1:56 PM

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‘Shark Tank’ judge Kevin O’Leary to give speech at Harvard August 21, 2018 | 1:06 PM

These New England schools offer the best value, according to Money magazine August 17, 2018 | 12:50 PM

Bobby Kotick and Sheryl Sandberg Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference 2018

Robert Kraft, Shari Redstone in Sun Valley for ‘billionaire summer camp’ July 10, 2018 | 12:00 AM

President Donald Trump talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. is at left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas is at right. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Here are all the winners and losers in the Republican tax bill December 16, 2017 | 7:44 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. The group was protesting President Donald Trump's appointment of Mick Mulvaney as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The story behind the strange controversy engulfing Elizabeth Warren's brainchild agency November 28, 2017 | 6:52 PM

Bitcoin ... the way to the future or path to financial ruin? September 15, 2017 | 2:01 PM

epa06160566 Mavis L. Wanczyk (R) poses with Massachusetts state treasurer Deborah Goldberg (L) after coming forward only hours after winning the $758,700,000 USD (643,660,000 euro) multi-state Powerball lottery game at Massachusetts Lottery headquarters in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA, 24 August 2017. The prize is the largest single winner lottery jackpot in North American history as the only other jackpot which was larger in size ($1.6 billion usd Powerball) was divided between three winners. EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

That Powerball jackpot? It's more than Ivanka and Jared's net worth August 25, 2017 | 9:14 AM

FILE - In this March 22, 2016, file photo House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans who eagerly awaited a GOP president so they could take a heavy knife to many of the regulatory requirements for banks, insurers and other financial institutions finally get their chance. The House Financial Services Committee, led by Hensarling, is slated to begin work May 2, 2017, on legislation to largely undo the Dodd-Frank law, which Congress passed and Democratic President Barack Obama signed after the financial meltdown in 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

GOP targets law enacted after 2008 financial meltdown May 2, 2017 | 7:44 AM

Boston, MA 020213 Venture Capitalist Bijan Sabet (cq) was photographed February 1, 2013 at the Langham Hotel at BOND. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe staff)/ G

These Boston investors made Forbes' list of the world's best venture capitalists April 26, 2017 | 3:06 PM

03/23/2016 BOSTON Globe reporter Josh Miller (cq) (left) interviews Congressman Seth Moulton (cq) at Suffolk University in Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Seth Moulton tops Mass. House colleagues in raising cash April 18, 2017 | 10:26 AM

In this March 6, 2017, photo, a mortgage rate graph is displayed on a computer in North Andover, Mass. Are mortgage rates headed up? How about car loans and home equity lines of credit? With the Fed prepared to announce an interest rate hike Wednesday, March 15, 2017, The Associated Press takes a look at what a hike could mean for people and businesses.

How Fed hike will affect mortgages, car loans, credit cards March 16, 2017 | 6:18 AM

U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, center, talks with State Rep. Sean Garballey, D-Arlington, left, and State Rep. John D. Keennan, D-Salem, right, before a public hearing held by the legislative redistricting committee in Springfield, Mass., Saturday, March 26, 2011. The latest census figures were released, causing speculation that western Massachusetts could possibly get squeezed in redistricting because of the population losses. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) / OUTTAKe 0329

With Trump meeting today, Richard Neal of Mass. enters tax overhaul fray February 2, 2017 | 9:27 AM

Trump vows to 'do a big number' on Dodd-Frank regulations January 30, 2017 | 1:11 PM

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in late morning trading after the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time on January 25, 2017 in New York City. Solid earnings from major companies, including Boeing, led the morning rally. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Why have markets soared since Donald Trump’s election? January 26, 2017 | 9:12 AM

Dow hits 20,000 following solid open for US stocks January 25, 2017 | 10:06 AM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. gestures as she answers a question during an interview at her office in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Trump voters don't want Trump to get rid of Elizabeth Warren's consumer agency December 21, 2016 | 7:27 PM

Bond market jitters start to weigh on post-Trump rally November 14, 2016 | 1:31 PM

Global stocks lifted by news FBI not to charge Clinton November 7, 2016 | 7:40 AM

US election uncertainty weighs on global markets and dollar November 2, 2016 | 8:17 AM

Boston

Report: Boston and Massachusetts saw spikes in millionaires in 2014 October 29, 2016 | 11:01 AM

Willis Tower, formerly named and still commonly referred to as Sears Tower, in downtown Chicago is seen through the window of an Osprey helicopter.

These are the cheapest months to fly from Logan to Chicago, London, and more July 26, 2016 | 1:31 PM

US, global stocks tumble after Britain votes to leave EU June 24, 2016 | 10:59 AM

Markets: US stocks plunge after British vote June 24, 2016 | 9:41 AM