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, ...

Businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less through participating lenders can apply for loan forgiveness online through the U.S. Small Business Administration.

After the Supreme Court reversed President Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan, critics of the decision are pointing to other recent examples of the government forgiving debt —many with far larger ...

Several bills that would benefit restaurants gained ground in Washington, D.C. this week. The Senate was reportedly close to approving long-sought changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, ...

Businesses with fewer than 20 employees will get priority to apply for loans. President Joe Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Monday afternoon, including a two-week ...

Most Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven despite billions of dollars going to undeserving recipients. But some companies are voluntarily paying back their loans. Now we have a story ...

The SBA will begin accepting Shuttered Venue Operators Grant applications on April 8. Entities interested in applying can sign up for updates via a splash page for the new SVOG application portal. The ...

Recent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) enforcement trends suggest that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun focusing on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions centered on PPP applicants’ ...

With most tax returns now across the filing deadline, some investors and their wealth advisors are confronting potential scrutiny of the free money they received during the pandemic. More than $800 ...

When Clarence Waiters heard about the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, he thought it could be a lifeline for his business. The Waiters Insurance Agency has served East Side residents ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A scam alert for small business owners. This scam targets business owners who got financial relief from the Paycheck Protection Program during COVID-19. The PPP loans didn't ...

Two New Smyrna Beach residents were arrested Wednesday as part of a scheme in which they used a phony ministry to defraud the Small Business Administration out of millions of dollars in coronavirus ...