Reports

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this management advisory to present the results of our review of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) processing of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds that were returned to the agency by borrowers, banks, or other sources. We found significant delays in the decision process related to returned COVID-19 EIDL funds. The majority of these COVID-19 EIDLs were eventually made available to small business owners, including the original borrowers. However, SBA canceled $3.1 billion of these loans...

Alert Memorandum: Closure of Participating Main Street Lending Program Bank

SIGPR's 11th Quarterly Report to Congress

Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Eastern Airlines, LLC

Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Timco Engine Center, Inc.

Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Timco Engine Center, Inc.

Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Ovation Travel Group, Inc.

Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this management advisory to express concerns regarding the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to end collections on purchased Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans with an outstanding balance of $100,000 or less. In anticipation of a significant number of delinquent PPP loans that lenders will submit for guaranty purchase, we began reviewing SBA’s process for approving PPP guaranty purchases. During our review, we identified concerns with SBA’s decision to end collections on these loans and found that expedited management...