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SBA Seeks Comments on Proposed Updates to the HUBZone Program, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs - On August 23, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule that would make...more
Four years ago this month, lenders began dispersing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses in what would become the largest Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program in history. The SBA approved...more
Note: The March 25 version of this article has been updated. The other day, the FTC announced settlements with two different companies that allegedly made false promises to small businesses that their companies could help...more
In recent months, a number of agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), have been working diligently to identify businesses and individuals who committed alleged fraud through the Paycheck Protection...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it obtained more than $2.68 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 23, 2023. DOJ reports that “matters that...more
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) would terminate the employee retention credit (ERC) for claims filed after January 31, 2024. Initially authorized by the CARES Act to incentivize...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) emerged as a lifeline for small businesses grappling with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lenders navigated a landscape of regulations that Congress quickly...more
The Department of Justice continues to have its task forces throughout the U.S. investigate and prosecute fraudulent use of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs...more
Many small businesses continue to face uncertainty over whether the Small Business Administration (SBA) will grant forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Despite the vast majority of small businesses...more
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
On June 13, the SBA added question #72 to its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Frequently Asked Questions clarifying whether “the amounts paid by a borrower to a third-party payer for the third-party payer’s employees to...more
On March 2, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden intends to ask Congress for $1.6 Billion to combat ongoing fraud related to COVID relief programs, referred to as “pandemic fraud.” This comes in the wake of...more
Last year, we published an article titled “What to Do if Your PPP Forgiveness Application Is Denied.” Today, we share some insights into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and appeals process based on our representation of...more
SBA Releases Preview of New HUBZone Maps Effective July 1, 2023 - HUBZone contractors have been anxiously awaiting updates to the HUBZone maps. In 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) extended the “freeze” on the...more
On December 1, 2022, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff report describing the poor performance of the financial technology companies that took a prominent role in administering the...more
Virtually All PPP Loans have been Forgiven with Limited Scrutiny - "More than two years later, the overwhelming majority of these loans have transformed into government grants, as 91% have been either fully or partially...more
On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Southern District of Texas announced that it had reached a settlement with a bank that served as a lender under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to...more
If you have been listening to talk radio lately, you may have heard, on numerous occasions, the latest come-on for small business cash assistance. Most of these advertisements claim your small business can receive up to...more
What is the ERC? Congress introduced the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) as part of the CARES Act to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the pandemic. ...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to provide a fast influx of assistance to small businesses during the economic shock created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The speed with which loans were distributed to...more
As everyone who has been tracking the COVID-19 relief programs since 2020 knows, at the outset there was massive confusion about the programs’ requirements as well as fear that funding could run out before businesses with...more
Updated February 24, 2022 - Update: On January 27, 2022, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued SBA Procedural Notice 5000-82766, SBA Loan Reviews of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Partial Approval...more
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) public data indicates that more than 98% of the total Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan value requested to be forgiven by borrowers has been forgiven by the SBA (approximately...more
Since April 2020, through the CARES Act, the government has provided billions of dollars in emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including through...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was critical in helping small businesses stay afloat amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant government restrictions on all manner of commerce. Now, as more businesses have applied...more