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The profile
Merle covered the early PPP rollout, including stories about the rocky launch, emergency-loan delays, and community-bank implementation.
Identity and role
Renae Merle is a Washington Post journalist and editor (Post profile and newsroom announcement). The profile says she joined the Post in 2001, has written about Wall Street and the financial crisis, and launched its Road to Recovery vertical during the pandemic.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
Her April 10 and April 22, 2020 Post stories, co-written with Jeanne Whalen , covered emergency-loan delays and a Nebraska community bank's PPP lending.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
The Washington Post profile and newsroom announcement identify her as an editor.
At the Post, Merle's early PPP coverage preceded Tony Romm's later fintech-fraud reporting and Drew Harwell's technology coverage.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle, "Small businesses are still awaiting emergency loans," Washington Post, April 10, 2020
- Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle, community-bank PPP coverage, Washington Post, April 22, 2020
- Washington Post profile, Renae Merle
- Washington Post newsroom announcement, "Renae Merle takes on editing role for America desk"
Sources
- Washington Post profile, Renae Merle: Washington Post profile, Renae Merle (original: washingtonpost.com · stored capture) (link now dead; copy taken from the Internet Archive, 7 April 2017)
- Washington Post newsroom announcement, "Renae Merle takes on editing role for America desk": Washington Post newsroom announcement, "Renae Merle takes on editing role for America desk" (original: washingtonpost.com)
- Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle, "Small businesses are still awaiting emergency loans," Washington Post, April 10, 2020: Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle, "Small businesses are still awaiting emergency loans," Washington Post, April 10, 2020 (original: washingtonpost.com · stored capture) (link now dead; copy taken from the Internet Archive, 29 March 2022)
- Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle, community-bank PPP coverage, Washington Post, April 22, 2020: Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle, community-bank PPP coverage, Washington Post, April 22, 2020 (original: washingtonpost.com · stored capture) (link now dead; copy taken from the Internet Archive, 25 June 2024)