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Foley & Lardner LLP

SBA Franchise Directory Reinstated, Easing Loan Access for Franchisees

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Effective June 1, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will reinstate its Franchise Directory, a critical development for franchise systems and franchisees seeking SBA financing. Originally launched in 2018 and...more

J.S. Held

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

Husch Blackwell LLP

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SBA unveils enhanced Lender Match tool to connect small businesses with lenders

On March 4, the SBA announced the launch of an online tool for small businesses to connect to capital through the SBA’s network of nearly 1,000 approved banks and private lenders. This Lender Match tool was designed to...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Small Business Administration Guidance Streamlines Process for Loans to ESOPs

In August of 2018, the Main Street Employee Ownership Act (“MSEOA”) became law as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act. The intent behind the MSEOA was to promote the establishment of employee stock...more

DarrowEverett LLP

New Rules Aim to Make SBA Loans More Accessible, Abundant, and Better

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The United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) oversees two loan programs that are intended to benefit small business owners and promote employment. The programs, known as the 7(a) Loan Program and Section 504 Loan...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SBA Finalizes Rules Expanding Access to 7(a) Loans

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On April 12, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it is ending the moratorium that capped the number of small-business lending companies permitted to participate in its § 7(a) loan program at 14, and...more

Venable LLP

SBA Plan to Open 7(a) Loan Program to Fintechs Moves Closer to Public Release

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Non-depository financial institutions - including fintechs and other alternative lenders - may be able to apply for new Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) licenses to participate in the Small Business Administration (SBA)...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

False Claims Act Case Tracker for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud - Update

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In the Spring of 2020, the Small Business Association (“SBA”) began administering the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP” or the “Program”) to provide SBA-backed loans to help eligible businesses maintain their workforces...more

Miller Canfield

SBA's Guidance on Requests to Honor SBA's Guaranty of PPP Loan

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The SBA recently issued its Procedural Notice on when a lender may request the SBA to honor its guaranty of a PPP loan. The PPP loan program has been in place for over a year and has provided billions of dollars of assistance...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

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Interim Final Rules and Application Released for Second Draw PPP Loans

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act) (Pub. L. 116-260) into law to provide continued assistance to individuals and...more

Miller Canfield

Congress Permits SBA to Make PPP Loans to Debtors in Bankruptcy, SBA Says "No"

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In June and December of 2020, Miller Canfield reported that the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits had held that the Small Business Administration ("SBA") may exclude debtors in bankruptcy from consideration for Paycheck Protection...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Approved COVID-19 Relief Bill: What Small Businesses Need to Know about PPP

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump approved a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. In it, Congress appropriates funds to help small businesses, nonprofits, and venues that continue to be hit hard by the impact of COVID-19...more

Miller Canfield

Eleventh Circuit Joins Fifth in Holding that the SBA May Deny Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Debtors in Bankruptcy

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In June of 2020, Miller Canfield reported that the Fifth Circuit held that a Texas bankruptcy court had exceeded its authority when it ordered the SBA Administrator to make a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan available...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Saving Our Small Businesses – Considerations for Lenders upon the Default or Bankruptcy of a Paycheck Protection Program Borrower

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With the goal of providing financial relief to companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) amended the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business...more

Burr & Forman

SBA Requires Borrowers Who Received PPP Loans of $2 Million or More to Submit “Pre-Audit Review” Information

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On October 31, 2020, the SBA released new forms and related instructions requiring borrowers with PPP loans of $2 million or more to provide additional information related to their PPP loans. Titled “Loan Necessity...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Scammers Obtain Fraudulent SBA Loans by Posing as Legitimate Companies

When tragedy hits, there are always nefarious people who will try to profit. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. There have been recent instances in which scammers have successfully used publicly available...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

SBA Gathering Info on "Economic Uncertainty": What Form 3509 May Mean for Borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently released additional details relevant to those participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).  In particular, on October 26, 2020, the SBA posted a notice...more

Nossaman LLP

PPP Loans and Changes of Ownership: Considerations for M&A Transactions

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The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has issued long-awaited rules governing lender and borrower obligations when there is a change in ownership of an entity that has received a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan....more

K2 Integrity

PPP Lending—A Unique Compliance Challenge for Banks

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A commitment to PPP compliance now will not only align with regulator expectations, but can help guide innovation and the introduction of new products in the long run. ...more

Burr & Forman

SBA Releases List of PPP Borrowers – Which Businesses Are Now Audit Targets?

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The SBA and the United States Treasury have now released a list of over 600,000 PPP loan borrowers who received PPP loans of $150,000 or more. This list includes the name of the borrowers, the general loan range of the PPP...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

PPP Oversight Efforts May Impact Lenders

Recent press coverage concerning transparency and oversight with respect to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) has largely focused on PPP borrowers and the ability of Congress and federal inspectors general to obtain PPP...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Information Sheet: Nonprofit Borrowers

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The following information has been adapted from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Information Fact Sheet to provide information tailored for nonprofits. This document is for...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Five Things to Know About the Pre-Launch Update to the Main Street Lending Program

Certain provisions of the coronavirus economic stimulus legislation are subject to the ongoing issuance of government regulations and other government action; thus, certain details regarding the legislation may be clarified,...more

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