On Sunday, March 12, 2023, the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC issued a joint statement indicating that there has been an agreement to roll out emergency measures to protect depositors at SVB. The...more
3/13/2023
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On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Treasury released interim final rules related to the expansion and extension of the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the...more
1/11/2021
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On December 21, 2020, Congress approved a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package (the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”)), which included revisions and extensions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it is rolling out a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. The SBA claims the new, more streamlined...more
10/14/2020
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So you’ve retained funds provided under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program in the CARES Act. What next? We’ve compiled a checklist to maintain your compliance with the program’s conditions and reduce the risk of audit...more
On April 23, 2020, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “Act”), which provides approximately $484 billion in relief in addition to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...more
On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of Treasury, issued a frequently asked questions page (the “FAQs”) as additional guidance on the implementation...more
4/9/2020
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In addition to the loans being made under the CARES Act to small businesses (typically with fewer than 500 employees), Title IV Subtitle A of the Act also provides nearly $500 billion in senior loans and guarantees to larger...more