Judge: SBA Used Proper Calculation Of Head Count In Denying PPP Loan Forgiveness

( October 15, 2025, 1:02 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — Concluding that the Small Business Administration (SBA) was correct in calculating a loan recipient’s number of employees in determining eligibility for a second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and denying loan forgiveness, an Oregon federal court granted the SBA’s motion for summary judgment in the loan recipient’s lawsuit alleging that the SBA’s decision was arbitrary and capricious and exceeded its statutory authority....