# Duplicate Loans Made Under the Paycheck Protection Program
> **Review** by Small Business Administration OIG · 2021-03-15
> *About: Small Business Administration*
## Report
- **Title:** Duplicate Loans Made Under the Paycheck Protection Program
- **Submitting OIG:** Small Business Administration OIG
- **Component agency:** Small Business Administration
- **Type:** Review
- **Publication date:** 2021-03-15

## Summary

SBA OIG reviewed PPP regulations and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, in addition to guidance published in SBA’s PPP Interim Final Rules and PPP Frequently Asked Questions.We determined SBA did not always have sufficient controls in place to detect and prevent duplicate PPP loans. As a result, lenders made more than one PPP loan disbursement to 4,260 borrowers with the same tax identification number and borrowers with the same business name and address.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Open): Review the OIG identified potential duplicate disbursements for eligibility and take action to recover any improper payments as applicable
- **Rec 2** (Closed): Review SBA controls related to all PPP loan reviews to ensure that duplicate loans are not forgiven and not subject to an SBA guaranty, as appropriate
- **Rec 3** (Closed): Strengthen E-Tran controls for future PPP type programs, which includes keeping E-Tran controls that align with program requirements on at all times
- **Rec 4** (Closed): Review the issues that SBA identified involving the actions of lenders, such as providing incorrectly formatted data and submitting the same application through multiple platforms,and determine how to strengthen controls and guidance as appropriate to…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/duplicate-loans-made-under-paycheck-protection-program)
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