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PPP Loan Audits Could Affect Millions of Borrowers

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In March 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law establishing, among other things, the Payment Protection Program (PPP) administered...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

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

Fox Rothschild LLP

Federal Reserve Board Fines Bank for Processing PPP Loans That Had Signs of Fraud

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In its first enforcement action related to COVID-19 government aid programs, the Federal Reserve Board recently announced that it has fined New York-based Popular Bank $2.3 million for processing Paycheck Protection Program...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Future of Default Servicing

As fears of a recession grow, it would be prudent for everyone—servicers and regulators alike—to think hard about default servicing improvements and reforms. More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2022 Issue 18

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Revised PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications and Guidance - Update #4

Below are 10 important things to know about the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Forgiveness ‎Applications and the detailed instructions for the revised and updated applications posted on May 24, 2021, ‎as well as...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Lenders and Borrowers Beware: EIDL Fraud Alert

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Holland & Knight has learned through customary deal due diligence that some borrowers – especially those who received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – may have...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Five Things to Know About PPP Loan Audits

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The Paycheck Protection Program was one of the more innovative and written-about of the CARES Act’s fiscal stimulus packages. The U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) leveraged the private banking sector to...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs For Nonprofits -UPDATED April 2021 #1

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID, Year Two: A Look at Mortgage Relief, Regulatory Scrutiny, and the Road Ahead

March 13, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of President Trump's declaring COVID-19 a national emergency. Through the CARES Act, agency action and guidance, and various state laws and executive orders, governments across...more

Bowditch & Dewey

New PPP Funding Hits the Streets – A Primer on What Businesses Should Know

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Struggling businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) stimulus funding enacted as part of the Economic Aid to Hard Hit Small Businesses,...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Voluntary Disclosure: Deep Dive - They Know What You Did Last Summer—Phase 1 of the U.S. Government's Response to the...

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In this first episode of our series on the government's response to the Paycheck Protection Program, white collar practitioners Chris Nasson, David Rybicki, Neil Smith, and Hayley Trahan-Liptak provide an overview of the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Economic Aid Act: 10 Things to Know about Second Draw PPP Loans - Update #2

Treasury released an Interim Final Rule called “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Second Draw Loans” (“Second Draw Rules”). These rules announced the implementation of section 311 of the Economic...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Lender Obligations Under the Revived Paycheck Protection Program

On December 28, 2020, former President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Over 5,000 pages in length, the Act included revisions and additions to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The new PPP will: (1)...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

PPP Loans $2 Million and Up and the PPP Necessity Questionnaires

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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Why Almost Anyone - Borrowers, Lenders, Landlords, Tenants, Vendors and Others - Should Care About Recent Amendments to the...

On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriation Act (“CAA”) was signed into law. The CAA amends the Bankruptcy Code in several significant respects. Most of the amendments expire in either one or two years unless they...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The Lender’s Role in the PPP Loan Review Process - After the Economic Aid Act: An Updated Guide to the PPP Loan Forgiveness Review...

Lenders play a large role in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness review and appeals process. The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the “Economic Aid Act” or “PPP2...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Initial Takeaways and Agency Guidance for the Latest PPP Updates - After the Economic Aid Act: An Updated Guide to the PPP Loan...

On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) in consultation with the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) posted new forgiveness application forms and the Interim Final Rule on Loan Forgiveness...more

McGlinchey Stafford

When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]

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When debt is forgiven, as much of the funding lent through the CARES Act’s PPP may be, a lender may be required to file IRS Form 1099-C with the IRS and to furnish a copy to the borrower. As a lender, do I need to file the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Guidance on First Draw and Second Draw PPP Loans and Releases PPP Applications Pursuant to...

On January 6, 2020, the SBA published its 26th Interim Final Rule (the First Draw PPP IFR) and 27th Interim Final Rule (the Second Draw PPP IFR)[1] with respect to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as reauthorized and...more

Perkins Coie

Portal Opens for New PPP Loans With New SBA Guidance and Application Forms

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that they will reopen their portal for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for eligible borrowers beginning the week of January 11, 2021, after being shut down since...more

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PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One

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Earlier this week, the federal government reopened the Paycheck Protection Program – and emphasized a renewed focus on preventing fraud and abuse. In today’s episode, Scott Peeler, Lynn Fiorentino, and Susan Tran from our...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: An Overview

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Section 1102 of the CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is intended to provide funds for small businesses affected by COVID-19 to maintain their workforce. The loans are forgivable under Section...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

COVID-19 Relief Bill Creates Second Paycheck Protection Program

On December 28, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Over 5,000 pages in length, the Act included revisions and additions to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The new PPP will (1) accept...more

Goodwin

U.S. Paycheck Protection Program Restarts: Summary Of Key Updates

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On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” (H.R. 133) (or the “2021 CAA”), which modifies and reopens the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program...more

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