{"id":63611,"date":"2026-05-08T04:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/softbank-slashes-openai-backed-loan-target-to-6b-after-lender-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:21:54","slug":"softbank-slashes-openai-backed-loan-target-to-6b-after-lender-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/softbank-slashes-openai-backed-loan-target-to-6b-after-lender-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank Slashes OpenAI-Backed Loan Target to $6B After Lender Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778228514756.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778228514756.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778228514756.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group has scaled back its ambitious borrowing plans, reducing the target for a loan secured by its artificial intelligence investment from $10 billion to $6 billion, Bloomberg News reported Friday.<\/p><p>The tech conglomerate made the decision after encountering reluctance from potential lenders who were hesitant to participate in the margin loan backed by SoftBank&#8217;s stake in OpenAI, according to sources familiar with the negotiations cited by Bloomberg.<\/p><p>During recent discussions between SoftBank executives and banking partners, the conversation has shifted toward securing a significantly smaller amount, with figures as low as $6 billion being mentioned, the report indicated.<\/p><p>Reuters noted it was unable to independently confirm the Bloomberg report at the time of publication.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese investment giant SoftBank has reduced its target for a loan secured by its OpenAI investment from $10 billion to $6 billion. The scaling back comes after some potential lenders expressed reluctance to participate in the deal, according to Bloomberg News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":63610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778228514756.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-gxZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56085,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/japanese-tech-giant-softbank-pursues-10b-loan-using-ai-company-stakes\/","url_meta":{"origin":63611,"position":0},"title":"Japanese Tech Giant SoftBank Pursues $10B Loan Using AI Company Stakes","author":"Admin","date":"April 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Japanese investment firm SoftBank Group is reportedly working to secure a massive $10 billion loan using its ownership stake in artificial intelligence company OpenAI as collateral. 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