PayPal will have to lose $30 million to settle a Justice Department investigation that alleged PayPal was guilty of discrimination.
The fair lending investigation said an investment program created in 2020 for only black and minority-owned businesses was discriminatory, according to a news release from theDepartment of Justice.
PayPal is now forced to launch a new Small Business Initiative that does not use race or national origin as criteria for participating.
🚨Under the DOJ and the fantastic leadership of@AAGDhillon, the@CivilRightsDivision has reached “a 30 million dollar resolution with PayPal to end its DEI program and waive fees for America’s eligible small businesses.”@HarmeetKDhillonpic.twitter.com/BLUKHwAzHA
— NanLee Marie Carissimi (@NanLee1124)May 13, 2026
“As part of the initiative, PayPal will waive processing fees for $1 billion of transactions — a value of approximately $30 million — for eligible American small businesses that are veteran-owned or engaged in farming, manufacturing, or technology,” the release said.
“This Department of Justice is delivering on President Trump’s vow to root out illegal DEI from every corner of corporate America,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
“American corporations are on notice: you will face our aggressive enforcement if you use race or national origin to discriminate against qualified Americans,” he added.
BREAKING: PayPal capitulates to Trump admin over its June 2020-announced “Economic Opportunity Fund” to “support and strengthen Black and underrepresented minority businesses and communities,” agreeing to a new $30 million-valued “Small Business Initiative.”pic.twitter.com/xkIPA5SqaV
— Chris “Law Dork” Geidner (@chrisgeidner)May 12, 2026
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