Bill on Bankruptcy: ResCap Report, a Bargain at $83 Million
On August 23, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted 3 – 2 to approve the adoption of significant new rules applicable to advisers of private funds (the "Private Fund Adviser Rules"). With these...more
Abundant liquidity, a red-hot refinancing market and improving credit ratings combined through the first half of 2021 to limit defaults and ease any near-term pressure on the balance sheets of US borrowers. Borrowers...more
On July 4, President Trump signed into law a bill extending the period during which borrowers can apply for paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loans from June 30 to August 8. The PPP loan program is part of the governmental...more
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) into law providing, among other relief, up to $349 billion to fund loans to small businesses affected by the...more
On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA) was signed into law after nearly unanimous passage of the legislation by Congress. The PPPFA significantly overhauls the original PPP loan...more
On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA) was signed into law to provide relief to borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPPFA amends the original Coronavirus Aid,...more
On Friday, June 5 President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPP Flexibility Act) into law. The PPP Flexibility Act modifies the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that was contained in the...more
In response to employer complaints that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was not particularly useful to businesses (such as restaurants) that have had to remain shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed...more
On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the Flexibility Act). The Flexibility Act provides much-needed flexibility for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and...more
On January 14, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Riverisland Cold Storage v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Assn., which takes away a lender defense to borrower fraud claims and will therefore have a...more