believe the Operating Partnership and its subsidiary for the Cherry Tree Inn was compliant with its loan obligations, including applicable covenants and all required payments have been made as agreed. No further borrowings on the CTI Note are anticipated.
The Company’s operations have been and are expected to continue to be impacted by economic and market conditions. Persistent market and economic challenges, such as increases in interest rates, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation, could, among other things, affect (i) the value and performance of the Company’s investments, (ii) the Company’s ability to pay future distributions, (iii) the availability or terms of financings, (iv) the Company’s ability to make scheduled principal and interest payments, and (v) the Company’s ability to refinance any outstanding debt when contractually due.
Interest expense on mortgage notes payable for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $750,021 and $661,472, respectively. Interest expense on mortgage notes payable for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $1,462,257 and $1,283,855, respectively.
Also included in mortgage notes payable as of June 30, 2023 is $128,575 of net deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company amortized $1,058 and ($9,249), respectively, of net deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums as interest expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company amortized $2,118 and ($18,437), respectively, of net deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums as interest expense.
Note 5 – Other Debt
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was adopted by the Federal Government, which, among other things, provided emergency assistance to qualifying businesses and individuals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act also included the establishment of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), a U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) loan to businesses with fewer than 500 employees that may be fully or partially forgivable. The loans’ principal and accrued interest are forgivable to the extent that the proceeds are used for eligible purposes, subject to limitations and ongoing rulemaking by the SBA, and that the Company maintains its payroll levels over a twenty-four week period following the loan date. During 2020 and 2021, the Company received PPP loans in the aggregate amount of $2,445,589, of which, $1,502,984 and $942,605 was forgiven during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company received forgiveness for $405,605 and $942,605, respectively of its PPP loans and recognized a gain on extinguishment in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the same amounts.
On August 15, 2018, the Operating Partnership entered into a loan with Citizens Bank, National Association (“Citizens Bank”) in the principal amount of $17,836,000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of a hotel property located in Traverse City, Michigan (as amended, the “Citizens Loan”).
On June 12, 2023, the Operating Partnership, through its subsidiary, modified the swap derivative contract with Citizens Bank that fixes the interest rate on the outstanding balance of the Citizens Loan (the “Modification to Swap Derivative Contract”) so that the fixed interest rate will be 5.13% per annum for the first day of each month in each year, commencing on September 1, 2023, through the termination date of the loan, subject to certain adjustments.
On June 15, 2023, the Operating Partnership’s subsidiary, as borrower under the Citizens Loan, received notification that it qualified for the third extended term under the Citizens Loan, which extended the maturity date of the Citizens Loan to August 15, 2024.
Note 6 – Related Party Transactions
On August 2, 2018, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement with PHA and the Operating Partnership (as amended and renewed, the “Advisory Agreement”). The Advisory Agreement has a one-year term, subject to renewals upon mutual consent of PHA and the Company’s independent directors for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods. On November 22, 2019, the Company, the Operating Partnership and PHA