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PilieroMazza recently shared the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) new rules: (1) Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) Moratorium Rescission and Removal of the Requirement for a Loan Authorization (Moratorium Rule) and...more
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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
As discussed in PilieroMazza’s previous alert, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness application way back in May of 2020. Since then, PPP forgiveness...more
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The initial frenzy of PPP loans in the spring and summer of 2020 has given way to the practical realities of the forgiveness process. For most, the forgiveness of PPP loans is a simple and straightforward exercise with...more
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