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How the Tool Works: Qualified Private Activity Bonds Login
This CDFA "How the Tool Works" profile explains Qualified Private Activity Bonds (PABs), which drive most projects involving both the public and private sector. This informative document provides an overview, different types of PABs, model programs,...
Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 3 I 2012
The CDFA & CEG's New Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative, Excellence in Development Finance Awards, Reshored Manufacturing, Tax-Exempt Bonds to Drive Restoration Post-Sandy, P3 Financing Model, American Manufacturing Bond Finance Act legislation,...
2012 CDFA National Development Finance Summit - Post Page
This page provides summary information for the 2012 CDFA National Development Finance Summit, including the press releases for the 2012 CDFA Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2012 CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards.
CDFA 2011 National Volume Cap Report
This is the full annual report from CDFA reviewing the use of private activity bond volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds in every state.
How the Tool Works: Tax Increment Finance
This CDFA "How the Tool Works" covers tax increment finance and includes information on financing methods, community buy-in, model projects, and more. This How the Tool Works appeared in Development Finance Perspectives 2 | 2012.
Board Message: Value of Our Partnership
John Saris of Business Oregon and the CDFA Board of Directors discusses the advantages of CDFA membership and the work the Council does for the entire industry in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012.
The 2012 CDFA National Development Finance Summit
This feature article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012 provides the highlights of the 2012 CDFA National Development Finance Summit, including special features, pre-Summit training, and the agenda at-a-glance.
Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012
The 2012 CDFA National Development Finance Summit, legislation to strengthen industrial development bonds, tax increment finance, and more are covered in the full issue of Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012.
Perspectives: Welcoming the Economic Recovery
Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, discusses the positive side of the national economic and the development finance industry in this opening column from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012.
Membership Corner: New Member Benefits
Stefanie Stoller covers new member benefits, the CDFA National Development Finance Summit, and new CDFA members in this column from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012.
Legislative Front: 2012 Policy Agenda
CDFA's 2012 Policy Agenda is presented by Erin Tehan in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The four main areas are: maximize and improve PABs, advocate for energy financing programs and infrastructure, advocate for...
How the Tool Works: Revolving Loan Funds
This CDFA "How the Tool Works" profile addresses revolving loan funds (RLFs), which use interest and principal payments on old loans to issue new ones. The factsheet discusses the basics of RLFs and fund capitalization sources, and also provides...
EB-5: Addressing the Financing Gap
The Immigrant Investor Program, or EB-5, is addressed in this feature article from Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, for Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article overviews the program and discusses EB-5's value as a gap...
Project Finance: Leveraging the Capital Stack
Financing economic development projects through bonds and a combination of other development finance tools is discussed by Jason Rittenberg in this cover story from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article features project...
Education & Programs: A New Era of Tax Increment Finance
Tax increment finance regulations are changing in a number of states, and Katie Kramer reviews several recent actions in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article also includes a sidebar on changes to state tax...
Development Finance Perspectives Issue 1 | 2012
Project finance, the CDFA Policy Agenda, the EB-5 visa program, and a number of other development finance tools are covered in Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The cover of the issue features photos of projects from CDFA members....
DF Perspectives 3: Leadership in Development Finance
Caren Franzini, the CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and CDFA Board Member, wrote this article on CDFA's leadership of the development finance industry in this article appearing in Development Finance Perspectives.
CDFA Revolving Loan Fund Program Profile Submission Form
CDFA is collecting RLF Program Profiles from around the country to build a database of funds, to identify best practices, and to help promote this effective development finance tool. You can share your program with this 15-minute online submission...
Built by Bonds
This unique publication from CDFA provides the definitive argument for tax-exempt bond finance, which is a critical tool for American economic development and job creation. Using both qualitative and quantitative analysis, Built by Bonds...
DF Perspectives 3: Tips for Managing Your RLF Program
This article providing fund capitalization, RLF committee, program marketing, and loan servicing tips for revolving loan funds was written by CDFA Education & Programs Director Katie Kramer and appeared in the third issue of Development Finance...
CDFA's Development Finance Perspectives - Issue 3
This issue of CDFA's magazine, Development Finance Perspectives, includes features on best practices in tax increment finance and emerging state and local energy financing models. Other topics include federal innovation finance, maximizing revolving...
Take this 4-Item CDFA Survey on Tax-Exempt Bonds!
Proponents of tax reform and deficit reduction have been increasingly identifying tax-exempt bonds as a possible target for elimination. CDFA has been following the process closely and is seeking to articulate the impact that tax-exempt bonds have...
CDFA Bond Finance Resource Center
The CDFA Bond Finance Resource Center is a one-stop hub for all of the resources, reports, headlines, and projects that CDFA collects and publishes related to bond finance. Find links to resource tags, market reports, original research, upcoming...