A recent Eastern District of New York decision approved a chapter 11 sale of a medical practice to the principal's son over an objection. The case shows how an independent fiduciary and robust marketing process survived heightened scrutiny.
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In In re A CAB, the Ninth Circuit BAP confirmed no per se rule bars Subchapter V debtors from deducting pass-through taxes when calculating projected disposable income. Guidance for debtors and creditors.
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Small businesses often turn to merchant cash advance (MCA) funding because of the ease with which such transactions can close. Oftentimes, the MCA funder does not engage in traditional due diligence typically undertaken by banks, allowing financing t…
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Today the Bankruptcy Court in New Mexico (In re Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, 18-13027 (Bankr. D. N.M.) ordered the SBA to make PPP funds available to a chapter 11 debtor and stated that if the debtor does not get the funds, t…
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One would think that a chapter 11 debtor has a strong need for a PPP loan, but the SBA believes otherwise. Guidance issued on 4/24 by the SBA rejects the use of such financing for companies in chapter 11, which is not surprising since bankruptcy was…
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FactorLaw previously reported on the trials and tribulations of small businesses trying to stay afloat by accessing (or not being able to access) funds from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). We are pleased to note that this afternoon, President T…
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An article in the New York Times today reported that funding for the Paycheck Protection Program could be exhausted within the next day or two. “As of Wednesday evening, more than 1.4 million loans had been approved at a value of more than $315…
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The SBA reported on 4/13 that approximately 65% of the $350 Billion allocated to the Payroll Protection Program (there is talk of an additional $250 Billion in funding) was already committed. Similarly, Crain’s reported on 4/13, that locally CI…
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The SBA has provided the following answers to frequently asked questions about the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The full guidance is available at https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Frequenty-Ask…
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The Federal Reserve appears to be taking action designed to bolster the Payroll Protection Program by allowing banks to sell the low-interest loans (which are capped at $10 million) to the U.S. central bank for cash. This move is designed to ease pre…
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