Congress created the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (Fund) as a part of the larger American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) (Act), which President Biden signed into law last month with $28.6 billion allocated to the Fund...more
On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which included the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-profits, and Venues Act (the Act), the COVID-Related Tax Relief...more
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On November 9, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) National Risk Committee issued its Semiannual Risk Perspective for fall 2020 (Report), providing a review of issues facing banks and...more
On April 23, the Small Business Administration (SBA) informed borrowers, via Question #31 in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), that “all borrowers must assess their economic need for a...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was established in Section 1102 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), is set to be extended by five weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives...more
Lingering questions pertaining to loan forgiveness, a key feature under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES...more
Lingering questions pertaining to loan forgiveness, a key feature under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES...more
On May 8, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a report summarizing its review of the SBA’s implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). ...more
A number of our clients have posed questions regarding how to treat loan applications received pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for purposes of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). This has become a...more
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) created a new program within the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) flagship 7(a) Loan Program called the “Paycheck Protection...more
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