Regions Bank to pay nearly $5 million in DOJ settlement over COVID loan program

Regions Bank has agreed to pay a $4.9 million settlement to the Department of Justice in a case involving a COVID-19 relief ...
Printing Impressions

2020 Year-End COVID Relief Legislation: Paycheck Protection Program Summary

New year; new PPP. In the waning days of 2020 (Sunday, December 27, to be exact), President Trump signed HR 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a combination COVID-19 stimulus/relief and ...
JD SupraOpinion

Whistleblowers and the Department of Justice Unjustly Profiting from the Paycheck Protection Program

The DOJ is pursuing False Claims Act cases against employers who accepted PPP loans in good faith seeking repayment of up to ...
Morningstar

Vital Coverage Insurance Services Launches First-of-Its-Kind Payroll Protection Plus Program on Cogitate's DigitalEdge Platform

ATLANTA, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogitate, a leading provider of AI-powered core insurance technology, announces that Vital Coverage Insurance Services (Vital) has successfully launched its ...
Forbes

FinTech Founder Pleads Guilty In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

One of the founders of the lender service provider Blueacorn has entered a guilty plea in a scheme intended to fraudulently obtain COVID relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A ...
Business Wire

Crestmont Capital Secures a Total of $740 Million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crestmont Capital (Crestmont), a leader in small business lending, today announced it facilitated more than $740 million in first and second draw Paycheck Protection ...