WEST PALM BEACH — The Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office have formed a task force to help federal investigators arrest and prosecute people suspected ...

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, ...

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Three Bay Area companies have agreed to pay thousands of dollars to settle allegations that they abused the Paycheck Protection Program during the pandemic. La Baguette, which ...

A new congressional report finds that financial technology companies enabled fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program, which gave forgivable loans to small businesses during the pandemic. Rampant ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says it has settled with three companies accused of applying for and using millions in pandemic ...

Although the Paycheck Protection Program ended in 2021, PPP loan enforcement and litigation remain alive and well. Government and private actions during the past 12 months signal a continued focus on ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the PPP Liquidity Facility were launched early in the pandemic to help many small businesses survive. These programs encouraged banks to lend more extensively ...

The Federal Trade Commission has settled cases with two companies, Biz2Credit and Womply, accused of falsely promising fast processing of PPP loan applications. These are the largest damages amounts ...

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An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been... How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good ...