Reports

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...

This report presents the results of our follow-up inspection to assess the effectiveness of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) enhanced internal controls to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to ineligible applicants. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act prohibited the agency from requiring tax return transcripts to prove eligibility. Congress eliminated this restriction 9 months later with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. We found SBA did not implement the tax transcript requirement in a timely...

Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – SpinLaunch Inc.