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Federal Reserve Board updates frequently asked questions to clarify the Board and Department of Treasury’s expectations regarding lender underwriting for the Main Street Lending Program (2020-09-18)

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A press release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System dated September 18, 2020. It announces updated frequently asked questions clarifying the Board's and the Department of Treasury's expectations on lender underwriting for the Main Street Lending Program, which should look back to the borrower's pre-pandemic condition and forward to its post-pandemic prospects. The release describes the program as offering several five-year loan options with deferred principal and interest payments for businesses and nonprofits. It states that the FAQs were developed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and that the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston expects to begin accepting co-borrower loans.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Press Release

September 18, 2020

Federal Reserve Board updates frequently asked questions to clarify the Board and Department of Treasury’s expectations regarding lender underwriting for the Main Street Lending Program

For release at 1:00 p.m. EDT

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) to clarify the Board and Department of Treasury's expectations regarding lender underwriting for the Main Street Lending Program. The revised FAQs emphasize that lender underwriting should look back to the borrower's pre-pandemic condition and forward to their post-pandemic prospects. The FAQs also clarify supervisory expectations for lenders originating Main Street loans.

The program supports lending to small and medium-sized for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that were in sound financial condition before the COVID-19 pandemic but lack access to credit on reasonable terms. The program offers several five-year loan options, with deferred principal and interest payments for qualified businesses and nonprofits to allow borrower's time to recover from the pandemic

The revised FAQs were developed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Also, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston anticipates that the Main Street program will begin accepting loans made to multiple co-borrowers when that functionality is deployed next week. In anticipation of that added functionality, the Main Street FAQs updated today also include details regarding co-borrower loans.

For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

Last Update: September 18, 2020

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