As COVID-19 shutdowns threatened businesses back in 2020, the U.S. government began issuing nearly $800 billion in potentially forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans. The program was designed to ...

On January 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new guidance on which businesses are eligible and how to apply for the new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds ...

About 378 small business loans from the Paycheck Protection Program totaling $7 million were given to fake entities, the majority of which were posing as farms, according to a new report by ProPublica ...

HOUSTON – Five Houston men have pleaded guilty to their participation in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the ...

In the Wichita Falls area, like the rest of the country, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans were lifesavers in the storm of COVID-19 for many businesses. The loans helped businesses big and small ...

In addition to the public health threat posed by Covid-19, many small business owners were faced with a difficult decision during the pandemic: reduce staff, take on debt or close their doors for good ...

HOUSTON — On Wednesday, the U.S. Small Business Administration began accepting applications for payment protection program loans to those who previously received PPP loans. But some hardworking Texans ...

DALLAS — This story originally appeared in the Dallas Business Journal, a WFAA news partner. Lowell Michelson is frustrated. Michelson, the owner of Simcha Catering and Event Design, recently received ...

Congress recently passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that pumps billions of dollars back into the popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that ended in early August. Under the PPP, small ...

His past clients say he’s a scammer who ran off with their money, and a judge barred him from illegally masquerading as a certified public accountant after government officials caught on to his scheme ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) – A former Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty to preparing over 110 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Sharnae Every, 27, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty ...