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Current Enforcement Efforts in the Battle Against COVID-19 Loan Program Fraud

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to close their doors, limit...more

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The PPP Turns Four: Lessons Learned and What Lies Ahead

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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

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Fraud Allegations Could Bedevil Borrowers in SBA COVID-19 Relief Programs for Many Years

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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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

What We Can Learn From Recent PPP Loan and COVID Fraud Cases

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

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PPP Loan Fall-Out: Expect More Audits and Investigations

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Unfortunately, the PPP Loan fall-out is far from over.  As we noted in the last blog on PPP issues, we are seeing a number of PPP Forgiveness denials for a number of different reasons, and, along with that, we are seeing the...more

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PPP Recipients Beware – Your Loan Forgiveness May Be a Credit Due Back to Government

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One of most significant aspects of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was the “Paycheck Protection Program” (PPP). PPP, administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), authorized...more

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Where Are We Now? An Up-to-Date Guide to the Paycheck Protection Program

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Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, Congress has enacted subsequent laws and the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the U.S...more

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SBA Expands COVID Disaster Loans

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Effective September 8, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) significantly expanded the ability of small businesses to apply for low-interest loans through the revised COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

SBA Discontinues Reliance on Loan Necessity Questionnaires

On July 29, 2021, the Department of the Treasury published updates to its Paycheck Protection Program FAQs. The updates come in response to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to discontinue the use of its Loan...more

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Paycheck Protection Program – Where Are We Now? An Up-To-Date Guide to the Paycheck Protection Program (UPDATED)

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Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, Congress has enacted subsequent laws and the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the U.S...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program Round 2: FAQs For Nonprofits - June 2021

The Paycheck Protection Program closed on May 28, 2021. The SBA is no longer accepting new applications from participating lenders. The following FAQs are for informational purposes only and to assist borrowers who obtained...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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs For Microbusinesses -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

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COVID Relief Update: This Week at the SBA

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This week has seen three significant developments relating to Small Business Administration (“SBA”) programs designed to help businesses weather the lingering impacts of COVID-19....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs for Nonprofits - UPDATED March #3

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

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PPP Loan Application Date Extended by Congress

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President Biden has signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The new law extends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application filing deadline from March 31, 2021 to May 31, 2021.  The new law gives qualifying businesses and...more

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Paycheck Protection Program Extended

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The Paycheck Protection Program is scheduled to expire March 31, 2021. However, the program still has a large amount of unspent money, and there is still considerable support for the program in Congress....more

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Whistleblower Retaliation Liability Under the False Claims Act for PPP Loan Recipients

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Earlier this year, my colleague, Matt Feinberg, and I reviewed the False Claims Act (FCA) statistics for 2020.  We forecasted that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other small business loan programs initiated through...more

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Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs For Nonprofits - UPDATED March 2021 #2

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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

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House Passes PPP Extension Act of 2021

On March 16, the House passed 415-13 H.R. 1799, the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The bill would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application deadline to May 31 from March 31 and give the Small Business...more

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Keeping Your PPP from Turning into FCA

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Last month, I had the privilege of being a panelist during the Federal Bar Association’s 2021 Qui Tam Conference. Referred to as “the Oscars for False Claims Act nerds,” this year’s conference included such speakers as...more

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Time is Running Out to Apply For a PPP Loan

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The second PPP loan program is due to expire March 31, 2021.  Many eligible businesses have still not applied.  President Biden announced changes to the program on February 22, 2021 making it easier to qualify for a PPP loan...more

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House to Vote on PPP Extension

With the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) set to expire on March 31, lawmakers have struck a deal to extend the program for two months through the end of May. Leaders of the House Small Business Committee, Chair Nydia...more

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Biden Administration Updates Paycheck Protection Program to Focus on Underserved Businesses

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Following the enactment of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act in December 2020, the Biden administration announced several changes to the Paycheck Protection Program on February 22, 2021...more

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Paycheck Protection Program: Government Enforcement, Oversight

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Nearly one year ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn, the Small Business Administration-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to help businesses keep their workforce...more

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