The Department of Justice continues to have its task forces throughout the U.S. investigate and prosecute fraudulent use of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury ...

In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide emergency financial assistance during the pandemic. The CARES Act included funding in the form ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program was created to help small businesses ...

After scammers made off with billions of dollars in pandemic-era emergency loans that were supposed to go to small businesses, the federal agency responsible for running that program is now giving up ...

In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) were a lifeline for small businesses. But now, some small businesses are having trouble paying them off. And a Small Business Credit ...

The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) offers several loan programs to support small businesses, including emergency relief loans and traditional financing options. If you’re looking ...

Three years after Congress approved a historic amount of aid to keep small businesses from shuttering during the pandemic, the U.S. government is grappling with a new challenge: Getting its money back ...

Of the $1.2 trillion in federal aid disbursed on an emergency basis to small businesses during the pandemic, at least $200 billion — or 17% — may have gone to scammers. That's the latest, most ...

The SBA has already charged off hundreds of millions of dollars of loans, and a prominent lawmaker is taking aim at the agency's stance on delinquent Covid-EIDL loans. The Small Business ...

Even as the U.S. economy continues to heal from the devastating impact of COVID-19, many small businesses are grappling with another serious financial challenge: repaying the federal pandemic relief ...

A man from Plymouth, New Hampshire, named Tyree Jones, has admitted in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, to his role in ...

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