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Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Disaster Recovery Report · Small Business Administration OIG · 2020-10-28 · about Small Business Administration

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Title
Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Submitting OIG
Small Business Administration OIG
Component agency
Small Business Administration
Type
Disaster Recovery Report
Publication date
2020-10-28

Recommendations (10)

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1OpenReview all loans that had a bank account number changed from that shown on the original application to determine if the changes were legitimate or fraudulent. If not legitimate, work to recover the funds, deobligate any undisbursed funds, and refer to…
10ClosedStrengthen controls for verifying an entity’s start date to ensure applicants meet eligibility requirements.
2ClosedEstablish or strengthen controls to ensure loan deposits are made to legitimate bank accounts for eligible borrowers only.
3ClosedReview duplicate loans to IP addresses, email addresses, business addresses, and bank accounts to determine if there are undisbursed funds that should be suspended until the duplicate loans are assessed for eligibility.
4ClosedCancel all ineligible loans that are not disbursed, recover funds from all loans disbursed to ineligible applicants, and flag those loans for the improper payments estimation process.
5ClosedStrengthen or establish controls to ensure multiple loans are provided only to eligible applicants and prevent the erroneous duplication of loans.
6OpenStrengthen data integrity to make it possible to determine if the inaccurate information allowed loans to be made to ineligible entities and to strengthen SBA’s ability to service loans appropriately.
7ClosedReview the applicants with approved loans to determine if there are undisbursed funds remaining that should be suspended until the business start date is verified and the applicant is deemed eligible based on the CARES Act eligibility requirements. If…
8ClosedReview the advance grants to determine if the application was legitimate and the business met CARES Act eligibility requirements. If not, recover the funds and flag the application as ineligible.
9ClosedRevise the FY 2021 Improper Payments Act Checklist to include checking EIN dates for COVID-19 EIDLs and advance grants or program the system to flag erroneously approved loans and advance grants as improper payments; the information should be used…

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