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Paypal agrees to $30 million settlement with Justice Department over 'illegal DEI'

Headline from FOX 5 DC, from the development of May 13, 2026

Newest development May 14, 2026 · 3 reportsDOJ Announces $30M Settlement to End PayPal’s 'Illegal DEI Lending Program'

The Department of Justice announced a settlement with PayPal, Inc. after the company allegedly pushed "a discriminatory investment program created for Black and minority-owned businesses."

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Developments in this update

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  1. DOJ: Illegal DEI Purged from PayPal in $30M Settlement

    Headline from NewsBusters ·

  2. Names this update

    Paypal agrees to $30 million settlement with Justice Department over 'illegal DEI'

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

  3. Newest

    DOJ Announces $30M Settlement to End PayPal’s 'Illegal DEI Lending Program'

    Headline from Townhall ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. NewsBusters

    DOJ: Illegal DEI Purged from PayPal in $30M Settlement (opens NewsBusters)

    Published

    NewsBusters's feed description

    “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 Tuesday, announcing a settlement with PayPal Inc.

  2. Engadget

    DOJ extracts $30m settlement from PayPal over minority-owned business program (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    The federal retaliation against corporate DEI efforts marches on.

  3. Gizmodo

    PayPal Reaches $30M Settlement Over So-Called 'DEI Program' That Helped Black-Owned Businesses (opens Gizmodo)

    Published

    Gizmodo's feed description

    PayPal was engaging in "illegal DEI," according to Trump's DOJ.

  4. FOX 5 DC

    Paypal agrees to $30 million settlement with Justice Department over 'illegal DEI' (opens FOX 5 DC)

    Published

    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The Department of Justice announced a settlement with PayPal, Inc. after the company allegedly pushed "a discriminatory investment program created for Black and minority-owned businesses."

  5. FOX Business

    Paypal agrees to $30 million settlement with Trump's Justice Department over 'illegal DEI' (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    PayPal has agreed to waive $30 million worth of processing fees for eligible American businesses following its settlement with the Justice Department.

  6. Townhall

    DOJ Announces $30M Settlement to End PayPal’s 'Illegal DEI Lending Program' (opens Townhall)

    Published

    Townhall's feed description

    DOJ secures $30M settlement with PayPal to end illegal DEI lending and support small businesses fairly.

  7. Fortune

    PayPal reaches $30 million DOJ settlement over 2020 program for Black-owned businesses (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    The agreement comes just one month after IBM agreed to pay $17 million in damages to the DOJ over its DEI programming.

  8. Breitbart News

    Trump DOJ Reaches Settlement with PayPal over 'Illegal DEI' Against Small Businesses (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    PayPal has agreed to create a new small business support program and waive processing fees worth $30 million after reaching a settlement with the Justice Department over practices the Trump Administration called "discriminatory" against white-owned small businesses and a form of "illegal DEI."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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