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FHFA Asks for Input on FHLBanks

In May 2024, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a Request for Input (RFI) titled “Federal Home Loan Bank Core Mission Activities and Mission Achievement” with comments due to the FHFA on July 15, 2024. This...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: March 2023

President Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Address Recent Bank Failures - President Biden has issued a statement urging the federal banking agencies to adopt regulatory reforms that are meant to reduce the risk of future...more

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Government Announces First FCA Settlement with PPP Lender

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 12, the first-ever False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lender. Prosperity Bank, a Texas-based regional bank, agreed to pay...more

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House Subcommittee Launches Investigation into FinTech Companies’ Role in Allegedly Fraudulent PPP Loans

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis recently announced an investigation into the role of four Fintech companies and partner banks in issuing allegedly fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. ...more

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Additional measures to promote an orderly behavior in the financial markets

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Additional measures to promote an orderly behavior in the financial markets strengthen credit granting channels and provide liquidity for the sound development of the financial system in Mexico....more

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COVID-19 Response: Federal Reserve liquidity facilities (Updated April 28, 2020)

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Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more

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COVID-19 Response: US Federal Regulatory (Updated April 28, 2020)

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In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more

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Banks Sued Over Paycheck Protection Program Loan Practices

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As financial institutions begin to make the next round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans under the CARES Act, some would-be borrowers have begun suing lender financial institutions alleging the institutions have...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 2020 #3

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Congress Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Through its Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package. On Tuesday, via unanimous consent, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020...more

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Senate Passes Another Round of Coronavirus Relief to Replenish the Paycheck Protection Loan Program and Other Programs;...

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Summary - Late yesterday, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020. The measure appropriates a total of $484 billion, mainly to refund the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but also to provide...more

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Loan Applicants Lack Standing to Sue Lenders for Claimed Violations of the CARES Act

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Key Takeaways - The CARES Act did not explicitly or implicitly give private plaintiffs a right to sue lenders for supposed violations of that statute.   - The Small Business Administration has primary responsibility for...more

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CARES Act: Non-Profit Employers’ Obligation for Unemployment Benefits Reimbursement

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Under the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), the federal government will pay 50% of the reimbursable unemployment benefits from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020 for those non-profit...more

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Federal Judge Declines to Place Limitations on Bank’s PPP Small Business Eligibility Criteria

A federal judge on Monday, April 13, 2020, defended a Bank of America program that had generated class action complaints relating to eligibility qualifications for the loan program. According to the plaintiffs in the suit,...more

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CARES Financial Relief for Health Care Providers

The CARES Act adds $100 billion to the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” to reimburse “eligible health care providers” for “health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to Coronavirus.”...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

CARES Relief for State and Local Governments

The CARES Act establishes a $500 billion loan program accessible by cities, states, and businesses, while also providing for more than $250 billion in direct funding to state and local governments. The majority of the direct...more

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IRS Clarifies Interaction of Payroll Tax Deferral with PPP Loan Forgiveness Under CARES Act

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On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more

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CARES Act Appropriates $100 Billion for Healthcare Providers

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With the passage of the CARES Act, $100 billion has been appropriated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“PHSSEF”), to be administered by a small agency within the Department of Health and Human Services...more

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Summary of Municipal Liquidity Facility

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The CARES Act authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to make up to $500 billion in loans, loan guarantees, and other investments for eligible businesses, States, and municipalities. The term sheet released by the Federal...more

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COVID-19 Relief: SBA Issues Regulations & Guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program

SBA issues interim regulations and guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program, including confirmation of “affiliation” rules that may leave many companies affiliated with their investors and other businesses. New Small...more

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Answers for Nonprofits Seeking Relief under the CARES Act

In this time of crisis, nonprofits of all shapes and sizes have been scrambling to obtain assistance under the federal CARES Act. Sheppard Mullin’s Nonprofit Team is grateful for the special opportunity to help by partnering...more

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False Claims Act Considerations Related to the CARES Act's Small Business Administration Loan Program

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On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which authorized $2.2 trillion to, among other things, help companies and individuals mitigate the financial repercussions...more

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Client Alert: What Businesses Need to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) earmarks $350 billion to a loan program designed to keep small business workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic downturn....more

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April 7, 2020 – Further Update on Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the CARES Act

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The SBA, in consultation with the Treasury Department, has issued as of April 7 additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Paycheck Protection Program Loans (the “April 7 FAQ”).  The April 7 FAQ answers several questions...more

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Texas: State and Local COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures

Aiming to protect public health within a large and diverse geography and an independent-minded culture, Texas responds to the COVID-19 pandemic with an evolving patchwork of state and local social distancing orders. To date,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Treasury Loan Window Is Opening: Are You Ready?

With $454 billion about to be distributed, interested companies need to be prepared. The Treasury Department is nearly ready to begin granting loans and other support to mid- to large -sized companies, municipalities and...more

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