Square Originated $1.59B in Business Loans in Q1

Square Loans, a subsidiary of Block, originated $1.59B in business loans in Q1, according to the company’s latest earnings report. Despite being the largest online small business lender that deBanked tracks, the company spent most of the quarterly call talking about its new consumer lending product, Cash App Borrow.

Square’s Q1 business loan figures puts them on pace to exceed their total volume in 2024, when they hit $5.7B. The subject of tariffs did not arise on the earnings call at all and Block had an overall positive quarter with $190M in net income.