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Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Four Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/20/federal-grand-jury-chicago-indicts-four-individuals-alleged-covid-relief-fraud… Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL)—two sources of relief under the CARES … -
MONDAY: SBA Administrator Guzman to Visit Las Vegas to meet with Local Leaders and Small Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/may/20/monday-sba-administrator-guzman-visit-las-vegas-meet-local-leaders-small-businesses… Food, a local family business that benefitted from a PPP loan that helped sustain their operations during the height … the SBA, Andrea was able to utilize two PPP loans, an EIDL loan, and skills learned through SBA’s Emerging Leaders … -
WV 14749 - SBA to Close Business Recovery Centers in West Virginia
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/aug/19/wv-14749-sba-close-business-recovery-centers-west-virginia… to visit a Center may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at … . Businesses and individuals may also obtain disaster loan information and application forms by calling the SBA’s … by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov . Loan applications can be downloaded from www.sba.gov … -
Serious Concerns of Potential Fraud in EIDL Program Pertaining to the Response to COVID-19
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-20-16-serious-concerns-potential-fraud-eidl-program-pertaining-response-covid-19… widespread potential fraud in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Advance grant programs that require immediate … from financial institutions receiving economic injury loan deposits. Nearly 3,800 of those reported instances of … from the inception of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Advance Program in March until May 19, OIG received … -
SBA Business Recovery Center in Vermont Closes for Holiday
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OH 16000 - SBA Business Recovery Centers Close on July 4th, in Observance of Holiday
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Federal Court Sentences Four Defendants in $11.5 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
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TX 15274-02 SBA to Hire Hundreds of Local Disaster Workers to Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/sep/20/tx-15274-02-sba-hire-hundreds-local-disaster-workers-help-hurricane-harvey-survivors… caused by Hurricane Harvey. SBA immediately needs loan officers with backgrounds in finance, credit, banking, … employees to get the job done,” Garfield continued. Loan officers and attorneys interested in joining SBA’s team … -
Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman’s Visit to Denver
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/06/26/readout-sba-administrator-guzmans-visit-denver… SBA delivered nearly 900 loans through its flagship 504 loan program to Hispanic-owned small businesses to a total of … -
SBA Deadline is Sept. 5 for Maine Private NonProfit Organizations Affected by Physical Damage from Spring Severe Storms and Flooding
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/08/15/sba-deadline-sept-5-maine-private-nonprofit-organizations-affected-physical-damage-spring-severe -
SBA Announces Thanksgiving Day Holiday Closure of Business Recovery Centers
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/11/17/sba-announces-thanksgiving-day-holiday-closure-business-recovery-centers -
SBA Announces Decrease in Surety Bond Guarantee Fees
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/sep/06/sba-announces-decrease-surety-bond-guarantee-fees… fee from $7.29 per thousand dollars of the contract amount to $6.00 per thousand dollars of the contract amount. “Reducing the SBG program fees will not only directly … and over 350 active agents in the SBG program. On average, completed surety bond applications are reviewed and … -
Tampa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing More Than Half a Million Dollars in COVID Relief Funds
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/01/15/tampa-man-sentenced-federal-prison-stealing-more-half-million-dollars-covid-relief-funds… multiple false and fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) and Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan applications. On these applications, Bradford was asked … his applications. By concealing this information on his loan applications, Bradford obtained $533,648.32 in COVID … -
Evaluation of the CARES Act Debt Relief to 7(a) Borrowers
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-21-03-evaluation-cares-act-debt-relief-7a-borrowers… relief for borrowers in the 7(a) program, SBA’s flagship loan guarantee program. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and … quickly, SBA relied heavily on lenders self-certifying the loan status and payment amount with limited verification procedures. Continuing to … -
SBA Announces Holiday Hours for Business Recovery Center in Maine; Center will close permanently on Jan. 12
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/12/21/sba-announces-holiday-hours-business-recovery-center-maine-center-will-close-permanently-jan-12… to answer questions, help apply for an SBA Disaster Loan, upload documents, check an application’s status, and assist with reconsideration requests for the loan. The declaration covers Androscoggin County and the … secure website at sba.gov/disaster . To obtain disaster loan information call the SBA’s Customer Service Center at … -
SBA and Treasury Announce New and Revised Guidance Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/jun/13/sba-treasury-announce-new-revised-guidance-regarding-paycheck-protection-program… June 8, 2020 , the new rule updates provisions relating to loan maturity, deferral of loan payments, and forgiveness provisions. In addition, as an … fraud, bribery, embezzlement, or a false statement in a loan application or an application for federal financial … -
Prepare Now, Be Ready Later: National Preparedness Month Tips for Small Business Owners
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-08/prepare-now-be-ready-later-national-preparedness-month-tips-small-business-owners… a disaster declaration. Apply for a low-interest disaster loan online at sba.gov/disaster . Disaster Managing a … -
Take Advantage Now of Expiring Provisions
https://www.sba.gov/blog/take-advantage-now-expiring-provisions… Long-term unemployed There are 10 targeted groups and the amount of the credit varies with the group, and in some … and medical leave to all qualifying employees and the amount paid is not less than 50% of the normal wages. … are those who earned no more than $72,000 in 2018. The amount of the credit, which is figured on IRS Form 8994 , is … -
Sisters United in Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/sisters-united-business… due to lack of credit and experience, they were denied the loan. The sisters turned to their family for support and … MJ Culhane and her sisters obtained an SBA-backed 504 loan to purchase a building and open a second Culhane’s Irish … event in 2021, the business still lost a significant amount of revenue. Culhane’s Irish Pub has worked with SBA …