SBA

PPP guidance, Santander's settlement, Wells' virus response: Top stories of the week

05/22/20

The SBA and Treasury Department release more guidance on PPP loan forgiveness; Santander Consumer reaches $550M settlement with state AGs; how Wells Fargo's tech chief is managing coronavirus response; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Millions of PPP loan-forgiveness requests are about to rain on banks

05/22/20

Companies that received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program in early April can start to submit forgiveness applications at the end of May.

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New York man charged with $20 million PPP and SBA loan fraud

05/21/20

A Manhattan man was charged by federal prosecutors with fraudulently trying to obtain more than $20 million in government loans intended to aid small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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An insider account of JPMorgan's PPP approach

05/21/20

Jennifer Roberts, the company's head of business banking, details a process to have units work one-on-one with customers to get Paycheck Protection Program funds deployed faster.

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Citigroup to buy PPP loans from minority-owned banks

05/20/20

The sellers will continue to service the loans and retain the fees they receive from the Small Business Administration.

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Paycheck Protection Program: Key Features of the Loan Forgiveness Application

05/19/20

On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and U.S.

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N.Y. targets loan website that even confused Mnuchin

05/18/20

A small Texas company that profits from loan applications is using a web address so similar to the Trump administration's portal for small businesses that even Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pitched the wrong one when outlining a pandemic-aid program.

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PPP lending helps brand-new bank get off to promising start

05/17/20

Triad Business Bank in North Carolina, which opened in March, has made $106 million in Paycheck Protection loans.

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SBA, Treasury release more guidance on PPP loan forgiveness

05/15/20

The agencies produced an application process that includes favorable interpretation of qualifying expenses.

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