The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who ...

With stay-at-home orders in place across the U.S., revenues for the nation’s 30 million small business have dried up, and many businesses have had to lay off employees. To aid these companies and ...

The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) offers several loan programs to support small businesses, including emergency relief loans and traditional financing options. If you’re looking ...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid for small businesses that needed help covering payroll, rent, utility, and mortgage ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New guidance from the federal government on Payroll Protection Program loans is leaving some small business owners with even more questions. PPP loans can be forgiven if all the rules ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In Illinois, nearly 70,000 small business owners got loans from the federal government before Payroll Protection Program funds were exhausted, and some are now wondering how those ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City-area woman pleaded guilty to charges connected to loan fraud with the federal Payroll Protection Program intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Federal prosecutors claim that Carl Delano Torjagbo siphoned millions in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and filed fraudulent tax returns to generate false tax refunds. On January 27, 2026, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Cheltenham man has been sentenced to federal prison after he fraudulently obtained more than $3.5 ...

A federal jury convicted Michigan businessman Dale Thrush of Farwell of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan and loan forgiveness. (Canva Pro) A federal jury ...