On June 13, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued new FAQ 72 (“FAQ 72”) to help clarify whether amounts paid by borrowers to third-party payers for the third-party payer’s ...

Retiring Inspector General Deborah Witzburg reported the new round of fraud in what will be her final quarterly report. Her successor will inherit 80 more cases still in the pipeline.

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When the Paycheck Protection Program launched during the pandemic shutdowns of spring 2020, it immediately became a chaotic free-for-all. Called PPP for short, the program offered simple-to-get, ...

The Biden administration just made it easier for very small businesses and self-employed workers to get more money in less time. Paycheck Protection Program loan portal opens to larger lenders soon: ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the PPP Liquidity Facility were launched early in the pandemic to help many small businesses survive. These programs encouraged banks to lend more extensively ...

Although the Paycheck Protection Program ended in 2021, PPP loan enforcement and litigation remain alive and well. Government and private actions during the past 12 months signal a continued focus on ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided small businesses with roughly $800 billion dollars in uncollateralized, low-interest loans during the pandemic, almost all of which will be forgiven.

Araceli Benitez allegedly advertised services to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans. Benitez arrested in FBI, IRS investigation into COVID-19 relief fraud. Paycheck Protection Program was ...

This paper takes an early look at the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a large and novel small business support program that was part of the initial policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We use ...

When President Joe Biden announced his plan to slash student debt for millions of Americans on Wednesday, Republicans argued that the program would transfer money from blue-collar Americans to wealthy ...