Monthly Minute | Financial Relief for COVID-19
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On October 30, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced adjustments to the Main Street Lending Program in an effort to better support smaller businesses. The changes include reducing the minimum required loan size to...more
The Federal government’s COVID emergency loan programs and credit facilities have moved into critical new phases. As highlighted by the recent media focus on the new SBA PPP Forgiveness Questionnaire for borrowers, both...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
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more
October 15, 2020 By: Jeffrey B. Scheer and Anna W. Richards As we previously advised, the Main Street Lending Program is fully operational and is accepting submissions of eligible loans to nonprofit organizations and...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
In the News. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed rules to modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); the Conference of State Bank Supervisors...more
The Federal Reserve recently expanded access to the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) by fully opening the program to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and accepting submissions of multiborrower loans. The Federal Reserve also...more
On August 24, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Boston Fed”) published an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions for the Business Facilities (defined below) and an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions for...more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced on Friday that the Main Street Lending Program is now fully operational and is accepting submissions of eligible loans to nonprofit organizations, submitted by eligible lenders....more
On September 4, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Reserve Bank”) announced that the Main Street Lending Program’s Nonprofit Organization New Loan Facility (the “NONLF”) and Nonprofit Organization Expanded Loan...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides emergency economic stimulus to small businesses and certain eligible recipients in response to the economic distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more
On July 31, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Reserve Bank”) released amended form documents and certifications (the “Form Documents”) for the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”) to accommodate the...more
On August 6, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Boston Fed”) published an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions for the Nonprofit Facilities (defined below) (“Nonprofit FAQs”) which are part of the Main Street...more
The Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) includes facilities for for-profit businesses as well as nonprofit organizations. The Federal Reserve Board has recently announced a number of clarifications and changes to the Main...more
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) enacted by Congress and signed into law by the President last March, the Federal Reserve has made the Main Street Lending Program (the...more
The Main Street Lending Program has been modified by the Federal Reserve Board (Board) to provide new access to credit for nonprofit organizations such as educational institutions, hospitals, and social service organizations....more
On July 23, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) released Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) for its Nonprofit Organization New Loan Facility (the “NONLF”) and Nonprofit...more
Nearly three months after its initial announcement, on June 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve launched its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), offering additional support for small and mid-size businesses struggling as a result...more
On June 15, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) proposed the expansion of its Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”), which was originally established to support lending to...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a rule that would establish that a national bank or federal savings association is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the date of origination, the...more
Originally published on May 4, 2020. Last updated as of July 20, 2020. On July 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “Boston Fed”) released updated term sheets for two new loan facilities: the Main Street...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
On July 6, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced that the Main Street Lending Program is now fully operational. This means that lenders who registered for the program can administer, and borrowers can apply for,...more
While the Main Street Lending Program (“MSLP”) was designed to ameliorate economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it leaves lenders open to possible litigation exposure if borrowers fail to satisfy their obligations....more