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Fox Rothschild LLP

Franchisors, Take Notes: New Developments and Compliance Process for the 2025 SBA Franchise Director

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The SBA Franchise Directory is officially back online from June 1, 2025, and with it comes a series of critical updates for franchisors and franchisees discussed in the virtual briefing led by Stephen Olear, Senior Franchise...more

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The New CFPB Small Business Lending Rule Moves Forward

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The new small business finance rule passed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requires “Covered” financial institutions to collect and report data on applications for credit for small businesses. This rule,...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: June 2024

The CFPB, as part of its initiative to accelerate the shift to open banking in the United States, issued a final rule on June 5 that outlines the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

LEGAL ALERT Re: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Small Business Lending Data Collection under the Equal Credit Opportunity...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) has published a final rule implementing the requirements of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Final Rule”), which mandated data collection on certain credit...more

White & Case LLP

Unfair Contract Terms – Will your business be caught by changes to the regime?

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Many Australian businesses have determined the upcoming changes to the unfair contracts regime to be a low risk on the basis that they do not deal directly with consumers or that the businesses they deal with are not...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Rule Will Require Banks to Collect Demographic Data with Commercial Credit Applications

Lenders will soon be required to collect detailed demographic and financial data on commercial credit applicants and report this data to regulators. The NYDFS issued a proposed rule that will require New York banks to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Paycheck Protection Program: An Overview of Fair Lending Risks

Since the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) was originally rolled out on April 3, 2020, some advocates have expressed disappointment that Congress did not...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

FAQ 46 & 47: Crime & Punishment (or the Lack of Either) for PPP Loans Large and Small

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With one day to spare before the May 14 “Limited Safe Harbor” expires, the SBA released FAQ #46 (May 13) to explain the process of how the SBA will review Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The new FAQ, unfortunately,...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

SBA Issues New Guidance Providing Safe Harbor for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Under $2 Million; Extends Repayment Deadline...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing ongoing updates to its guidance documents regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). While many questions remain regarding the loan program, on May 13, 2020 the SBA...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Federal Reserve Board Expands Scope and Eligibility of Main Street Lending Program

On April 30, 2020 the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") announced an expansion of the scope and eligibility for its Main Street Lending Program. Under the three Facilities—the Main Street New Loan Facility (the "New...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Reinforcing Compliance for the Paycheck Protection Program: What Recent Public and Political Developments Mean for Loan Recipients

Takeaway:  Recently implemented rules, public statements of government officials, and the return of funds by some should not compel most businesses to change course; however, recipients of funds from the Paycheck Protection...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Have Your Employees Been Misclassified as Independent Contractors?

Now May Be the Perfect Time to Address Compliance in Order to Maximize the Benefits of the Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Credit - Whether mandated by the government or as a result of economic...more

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