CARES Act: What Are The Main Differences Between The Loans?

PPL:

  • $10 million

  • 1% and 2 years maturity

  • Basis for loan is monthly payroll costs verified by payroll tax returns (forms 941, 944, 940 filed by your payroll company)

  • Funded by local bank

  • Timing of funding 1 - 2 Weeks

  • May be partially or fully forgiven

  • No personal guarantee or collateral required

  • Simple application process

  • Complex compliance process

  • Used for capital to cover cost of retaining employees, paying rent and utilities, and interest on mortgage debt

EIDL:

  • $2 million

  • Up to 3.75 for up to 30 years

  • Basis for loan is demonstrated need

  • Funded by SBA

  • Timing of funding 3 - 4 Weeks

  • No forgiveness

  • Personal guarantee and collateral required

  • Complex application process

  • No compliance process

  • Used for payroll and other operating costs that could have been met had the disaster not occured

EEIG:

  • $10,000

  • None

  • Based on request (subset of EIDL)

  • Funded by SBA

  • Timing of funding 3 days

  • May be fully forgiven

  • No personal guarantee or collateral required

  • Simple application process

  • No compliance process

  • An emergency infusion of cash to cover you right now; an advance against the EIDL

Robert Martin