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… $1.1 billion in 9/11 disaster loans. 9/11 Disaster Loan Fraud. In 2003, the OIG began a proactive review of defaulted 9/11 EIDLs to assess whether there was fraud involved in obtaining or using loan proceeds. … Inevitably, some of these disaster loans involved fraud due to loan transactions being expedited in order to …
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Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
… which significantly increased the risk of program fraud. The unprecedented demand for COVID-19 EIDLs and the … for SBA to strengthen its controls to lower fraud risk and recover funds from ineligible businesses as it … -
Sugar, spice and everything nice: How SBA helped a local Minnesota Bakery thrive
… assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). Andrus … the stressors and anxieties the pandemic presented. The PPP and RRF loans were instrumental in helping Andrus, and … -
Management Advisory of Fiscal Year 2022 Risk Assessment over SBA’s Charge Card Programs
… internal controls helped safeguard taxpayer funds against fraud, waste, or abuse. SBA established the use of bank card … detail reports to monitor delinquency, potential fraud and misuse, performance metrics, and other … -
Paycheck Protection Program helps Small Business Bring Employees Back to Work
… helped cover rent and utilities for eight weeks. “With the PPP we were able to bring four employees back that weren’t … Bank were incredible to work with and we received the PPP funds within 10 days of closing.” … Paycheck Protection … -
SBA and Treasury Announce Enhanced Transparency Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
… additional data regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This agreement will ensure that the interests of both … type, and by various demographic categories. For PPP data disclosed to date, including total dollars approved, … -
SBA and Treasury Announce Enhanced Transparency Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
… additional data regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This agreement will ensure that the interests of both … business type, and by various demographic categories. For PPP data disclosed to date, including total dollars approved, … -
SBA Announces Biden-Harris Administration’s Progress in Small Business Lending with End-of-Year Capital Program Numbers
… lender oversight and safeguards against waste and fraud: While expanding its lending footprint in FY23, the SBA … risk and protect Americans and small business owners from fraud. In FY23 alone, the SBA completed more than 1,000 … — which checks every SBA application for potential fraud indicators before approving the loan. Positioning Our … -
Veteran Uses SBA Loans and Boots to Business Program to Grow His Business
… SBA provided an EIDL and EIDL Advance funding as well as a PPP loan from Magnolia Bank to enable them to keep their employees on the payroll. Will said, “PPP and EIDL funds allowed us to make essential payments, … -
SBA Administrator Guzman Announces Key Policy Change: Existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Borrowers to Receive an Additional Deferment
… Revitalization Fund (RRF). Application Process and Fraud Control Enhancements In addition to the policy … that need COVID EIDL funding most, the SBA increased fraud controls and is working in collaboration with the SBA … -
SBA Administrator Guzman Lauds President Biden’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, Highlights Impact on Small Businesses
… access their information. Support Prudent Oversight and Fraud Risk Management: The President’s Budget provides … to effectively manage, oversee, and investigate potential fraud and unqualified recipients in the agency’s COVID-19 … -
SBA helps socially disadvantaged business do business with the federal government
… Program loan from First United Bank & Trust. The PPP loan removed the burden of worrying what the future held … allowed Trilogy to retain all their employees. Trilogy’s PPP loan was fully forgiven in July of 2021. While growing … -
SBA Celebrates 72 Years of Service to America’s Small Businesses
… the agency is focused on restoring accountability, cutting fraud and waste, eliminating partisan bias, and restoring the … agency has also introduced significant reforms to combat fraud – including by restoring strict loan underwriting … -
READOUT: Administrator Guzman Visits Small Businesses in New Orleans to Highlight the SBA’s Efforts to Promote an Equitable Recovery
… with funding from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). They used the assistance to cover payroll and … in New Orleans, LA. The restaurant received EIDL, RRF, and PPP funding during the height of the pandemic. SBA … Kern in New Orleans, LA. Mardi Gras World used the SBA’s PPP loan to maintain payroll and cover administrative … -
Audit of RISE Act Eligibility Controls
… loan processing. Three of these loans had indications of fraud or misapplied loan proceeds and were subsequently … prevent loans to ineligible borrowers and protect against fraud. SBA management agreed to implement both … -
Lifelong Entrepreneur Makes the City Pretty with High-end Salon in Lincoln, NE
… and was able to obtain a Paycheck Protection Loan. “The PPP was a life saver. We got in touch with a really good … limited on how many clients we could see in a day. The PPP loan was perfect for helping us shore up that income.” … helpful throughout that process. Craig would go over the PPP process with me. He and I talked a lot about pivoting – … -
Veteran & Wife Start Bakery Business in the Lowcountry
… They received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help pay themselves and their employees, and the … (EIDL) to assist with working capital needs. “Without the PPP and EIDL loans, we would’ve had a really hard time … -
SBA Assistance Keeps Heaven’s Table BBQ Serving Milwaukee During COVID
… for and received an SBA COVID EIDL loan and a small PPP loan in April 2020, enabling him to buy a delivery truck, … with delivery and private events into 2021. A Second Draw PPP loan helped to pay staff salaries and other expenses, … -
American Rescue Plan Act Elevates Small Business Support in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
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OH! What a saving grace
… her information on the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). This … application process for both and was approved for a $3,800 PPP Loan and a $30,000 SBA EIDL. Anita stated, “my business …