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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -
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Defendant Challenges FDIC Enforcement Proceeding, Citing Jarkesy

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In one of the first tests of the implications of the Jarkesy decision for other federal regulatory agencies, an individual accused by the FDIC of participating in fraudulent loan activity is asking a federal judge to dismiss...more

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Overturning of Chevron Boosts Challenges to SBA PPP Loan Forgiveness Denials

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent overturning of the Chevron Deference Doctrine calls into question several Chevron-based federal court rulings allowing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exclude many categories of...more

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Acting U.S. Attorney Levy Forecasts False Claims Act COVID Cases Targeting Private Lenders Of CARES Act Loans That Failed In Their...

Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy discussed the enforcement priorities for the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) during a Q&A session on May 29, 2024, and made clear that the historical focus of the office remains...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SBICs – A Tradition (Mostly) Unlike Any Other? April 2024 - Revised SBA Rules Move Cap Call Lending Closer, But Still a Bridge Too...

When the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA’s”) revised rules for its Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) program went into effect last August, it looked like a greenfield market for capital call financing had...more

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The Rise and Fall of the Paycheck Protection Program

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The Long-Term Effects Felt by Lenders Nationwide. As a result of the United States government instituting the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), companies nationwide have defaulted on hundreds of thousands of PPP loans,...more

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Paycheck Protection Program – SBA Clarifies PPP Guidance

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Third-Party Payroll Providers Cleared - On June 13, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued new FAQ 72 (“FAQ 72”) to help clarify whether amounts paid by borrowers to third-party payers for the...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Small Business Administration Guidance Streamlines Process for Loans to ESOPs

In August of 2018, the Main Street Employee Ownership Act (“MSEOA”) became law as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act. The intent behind the MSEOA was to promote the establishment of employee stock...more

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Up Next: Lenders May Be the Next Government Focus for PPP Fraud

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INTRODUCTION - On 24 January 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the FRB) announced it entered into a consent order (Consent Order) with a member bank imposing an approximately US$2.3 million civil...more

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Small Business Administration to expand 7(a) program to fintechs and alternative lenders

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The Biden Administration recently announced a slate of new public and private sector initiatives aimed at advancing racial equity by delivering “capital and resources to underserved small businesses and the community lenders...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Biden Administration Extends Statute of Limitations for PPP and EIDL Fraud to Ten Years

Two weeks ago, President Biden signed two laws extending the statute of limitations for civil and criminal fraud actions involving the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to ten years....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Investigating FinTech Over PPP Loans

On June 3, a federal court filing in the Southern District of Florida by an Atlanta-based FinTech company revealed that the small business lender is under DOJ investigation for alleged PPP loan approval practices. According...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Prosecution Of NY Lender Marks Shift In PPP Enforcement

Until recently government enforcement and regulatory scrutiny of fraud and other misconduct relating to COVID-19 relief programs were generally limited to end recipients of the relief. These efforts have mostly been...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Government Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts on COVID-19 Relief Fraud

The federal government is substantially ramping up its enforcement of COVID-19-related fraud. In a press release issued yesterday, the United States Secret Service announced the naming of a “National Pandemic Fraud Recovery...more

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The Tragic Case Of The Dangling Debt

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We live in an age when it is oh-so-easy to incur debt, sometimes without even knowing it. The moral of this story is that clients need to try to remember the documents they signed before their divorce is over. And even...more

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Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Discontinues Use Of Loan Necessity Questionnaire

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The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has officially discontinued use of the Loan Necessity Questionnaire previously required for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans of $2 million or more...more

Wiley Rein LLP

PPP Borrowers Beware: More Money Can Lead to More Problems

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Since the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) rollout in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, lenders have approved more than 9.8 million loans, totaling more than $762 billion, to...more

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Borrowers Should Build a Record to Prepare for PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeals

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The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness data shows that more than 182,000 PPP loan forgiveness applications are currently "under review" by the SBA. A March 22, 2021 joint...more

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10 Things to Know about Second Draw PPP Loans as Updated for the Economic Aid Act and the ARP Act - Update #5

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

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COVID-19: Financial Institutions and Loan Recipients Will See Increased Congressional and Inspector General Investigations on...

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The economic response to the pandemic will continue to generate significant investigative scrutiny by Congress, inspectors general, and law enforcement—likely for years to come. The House Select Subcommittee on the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Enforcement Actions Involving COVID-19 Relief Fraud: An Update

Soon after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in March 2020, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) moved quickly to address potential COVID-19 related...more

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Federal Reserve Board Announces the Second Extension of a Rule to Bolster the Effectiveness of the SBA’s PPP

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On February 9, The Federal Reserve Board announced the second extension to a temporary modification of the Board’s rules that allows certain bank directors and shareholders to apply to their banks for Small Business...more

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

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They Know What You Did Last Summer: DOJ Announces First Civil Settlement Involving PPP Borrower

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The long-anticipated wave of civil enforcement actions involving participants in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has begun. On 12 January 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first civil settlement...more

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DW-China Trade Update (36th Edition)

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Congress Restricts Chinese-Owned US Companies in Second PPP Loan Program - Last spring, as COVID began to threaten U.S. businesses, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”),...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Second Draw PPP Loans: How to Qualify and What to Prove

Even with widespread distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, the pandemic is still not over and neither is the financial strain many businesses are feeling due to sustained lock-down orders. To aid these struggling...more

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