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On November 20, 2024, the Treasury Department issued an interim final rule that makes changes to the regulations that govern the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The new rule clarifies how state, local, and...more
On July 8, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) published its much anticipated final rule on the special financial assistance (“SFA”) available to certain troubled multiemployer plans under the American...more
One of the most significant provisions of the American Rescue Plan was the establishment of the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF or Fiscal Recovery Funds)....more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced changes to its emergency loan programs intended to provide critical access to capital for the industries hardest hit by COVID-19. On Sept. 8, 2021, the SBA published a...more
Effective July 28, 2021, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced a new interim final rule that, inter alia, extends the “deferment period” for borrowers that appeal a final SBA loan review decision. Borrowers are...more
The Big Picture - A key provision of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) is the establishment of the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Fiscal Recovery Funds) for eligible state, local, territorial and...more
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act allocated $20 billion in Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF) to tribes. The law required $1 billion to be allocated equally among the federally recognized tribes, and the remaining $19...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (the “ARPA”). ARPA includes $350 billion in aid for state and local...more
Six Ways the Funds Can be Used - Today, the U.S. Treasury released the Interim Final Rule on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The funds were authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which...more
Unpacking the Economic Aid Act and American Rescue Plan Act: Consolidated First Draw PPP Interim Final Rule, New First Draw PPP Loans, and Increases to First Draw PPP Loans - On January 6, 2021, the Small Business...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management provided notice that it would terminate or withdraw certain temporary relief provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the...more
On April 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Interim Final Rule and press release in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Order, which temporarily halts certain residential...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
On January 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Department of Treasury released an Interim Final Rule called “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Second Draw Loans” (“Second...more
In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (as amended and modified, the “CARES Act”) was enacted to provide immediate assistance to individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 emergency. Among...more
Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Forgiveness Applications and the detailed instructions for the revised and updated applications posted on January 19, 2021, as well as other forgiveness procedures as updated by the Economic...more
Most Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowers are working toward full forgiveness of their PPP loans and are anxious to get this process started. A borrower generally may submit a loan forgiveness application any time on...more
Starting around October 26, 2020, the Small Business Administrations (the “SBA”) asked Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) lenders to provide certain questionnaires to PPP borrowers with loans of $2 million or greater. There...more