Monthly Minute | Financial Relief for COVID-19
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The window for the Main Street Loan Program (“Main Street Program”), designed to provide loans with favorable terms to midsize companies to help address the economic fallout caused by the pandemic, is closing on December 31,...more
The US federal government has taken significant actions to quell the economic fallout for businesses weathering the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the Federal Reserve providing $600 billion through the Main Street...more
Who Needs to Know - Lenders and potential borrowers considering making loans or borrowing under the MSLP. Why It Matters - In the month of September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Boston Fed) released...more
Fed Releases Updated Frequently Asked Questions for Business and Nonprofit Facilities and Instructions for Lender Required Documentation - On September 18, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Boston Fed”)...more
On September 18, 2020, the Federal Reserve issued new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Separate FAQs for the MSLP’s three for-profit programs (the Main Street New Loan Facility...more
The Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program has been the subject of much commentary and criticism in the past two months – both in the press and in Congress – generally based on the views that the program is off to a...more
The Federal Reserve has announced that the Main Street Lending Program will now be available to non-profits such as educational institutions, hospitals, and social service organizations, and has issued a set of Frequently...more
The now-operational Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) provides opportunities for low-interest, federally subsidized loans for businesses with 15,000 or fewer employees and up to $5 billion in revenue in 2019. However,...more
The update generally provides further clarifications to existing guidance, but one change regarding the Expanded Loan Facility could enable eligible borrowers to access additional funding that was previously unavailable to...more
Originally published on May 4, 2020. Last updated as of July 10, 2020. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recently published information in anticipation of the launch of the Main Street Lending Program under the CARES Act,...more
Effective July 6, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced that the “Main Street Lending Program” is now fully operational and ready to begin purchasing commitments from eligible lenders. After months of periodic...more
On June 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced the launch of its Main Street Lending Program (“Main Street Program” or “Program”) under the CARES Act. This Program was created to provide up to $600 billion in liquidity to...more
Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more
The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) $600 billion Main Street Lending Program recently launched the latest of several market interventions aimed at cushioning some of the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus. The program aims to...more
On June 15, the Federal Reserve proposed to expand the Main Street Lending Program to benefit small and medium-sized nonprofits and released term sheets for public comment. Our chart summarizes the proposed expansion,...more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced the opening of the Lender Registration portal for the Main Street Loan Program on June 15, 2020. Lenders can start the registration process at the program’s lender portal by...more
On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board (Board) announced an expansion of the scope and eligibility for its Main Street Lending Program. The Board also issued an updated FAQ for the program on June 9, 2020. Under the...more
UPDATE: Where is Main Street?—Fed Provides Guidance on the Main Street Lending Program - On June 11, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Boston Fed”) released updated information for potential lenders and...more
The Main Street Lending Program, authorized under the CARES Act and Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, is designed to provide financial assistance to small and medium sized businesses. There will be three Main Street...more
On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve released updated term sheets and guidance for the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). The MSLP is designed to provide support to small and medium-sized businesses and their employees...more
On, June 8, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Boston Fed) announced additional revisions to the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) in advance of the program’s impending launch. ...more
Less than two weeks after releasing additional details and Frequently Asked Questions surrounding the $600 billion Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), on June 8, 2020 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal...more