Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program Update: Open for Lender Registration

  On June 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program opened for Lender registration. This is the last administrative step prior to opening the program to business borrowers. A press release from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on the subject is here. The Main Street Lending Program is designed to provide small and medium-sized businesses …

Federal Reserve Provides Additional Guidance on the Main Street Lending Relief Program: Program Slated to Commence in the Near Term

On May 27, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued additional guidance, forms of borrower and lender certifications, forms of participation agreements and related agreements in connection with the Main Street Lending Program. No official launch date was announced for the Program, but it has been widely reported that the launch is imminent. The …