Community development lenders now able to leverage upgraded TSoftPlus software to process PPP loan applications
Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions business has officially launched its enhanced Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Supported by TSoftPlus™ software to help lenders and borrowers expedite PPP loan applications via the Small Business Administration (SBA). Wolters Kluwer recently upgraded its TSoftPlus software in anticipation of new PPP stimulus funding that was approved on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133).
As part of its efforts to share its PPP expertise, Wolters Kluwer will also host an informational webinar, “SBA Requirements for Round 3 of Paycheck Protection Program Supported by TSoftPlus,” 2-3 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 14, to present an overview of the SBA rules implementing the recent law amending the PPP loan program. Presenters will examine how the enhanced TSoftPlus technology can help main street lenders assist small businesses in accessing the latest round of PPP funding. The webinar is available to Wolters Kluwer customers and non-customers alike.
The SBA reopened its PPP portal on Monday, January 11, for new, first-draw PPP loan applications through designated “community financial institutions,” as defined in the recently passed new round of stimulus funding. This group of institutions includes minority depository institutions (MDIs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), certified development companies (CDCs), and micro-loan intermediaries. Second-draw PPP loan applications are available beginning Wednesday, January 13. PPP applications through the SBA will be expanded to include other types of financial institutions in the coming days as part of the new law.
“Our enhanced TSoftPlus loan application software provides efficiency gains that allow lenders to scale to meet high volume demands of their small business customers,” said Steven Meirink, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions. “The improvements we have made to this technology will help accelerate main street borrowers’ access to PPP funding during a time of severe economic duress and need.”
Thanks to its recently announced acquisition of eOriginal, Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions is also able to offer a digital loan platform that enables compliance with SBA electronic signature and record retention mandates for digital loans. These complementary solutions allow lenders to navigate the intricacies of PPP. Benefits include accelerated PPP lending from application, to closing, to pledging to the Federal Reserve under the Borrower-in-Custody program by eliminating the manual post-closing activities that have presented an unanticipated challenge for the industry.
