Based on the input of our 500+ members, CDFA has developed a set of policy proposals that would allow state and local governments, through development finance agencies, to be immediate problem solvers that can help alleviate the extreme economic challenges facing small businesses and communities to put America securely on the path to recovery.

Airports are asking Congress for $10 billion as part of a larger bailout package lawmakers are developing for a third bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Expected airport losses this year jumped to $8.7 billion on Monday from an earlier estimate of $3.7 billion released last week.

Volatility has risen significantly in financial markets, driven by COVID-19. How might this affect US multifamily and commercial real estate (CRE) transaction markets? In this paper, Moody's explores these issues, fully acknowledging that learning from experience is challenging – given how interest rate levels for Treasury rates, for example, have registered historic lows.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to be open for business to provide services to the American people. While USDA has moved to an enhanced telework posture during the Coronavirus National Emergency, services to the American people continue. This article details the USDA's adjustments to its programs and staffing during the outbreak.

Following President Donald J. Trump's emergency declaration pursuant to the Stafford Act, the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS issued guidance allowing all individual and other non-corporate tax filers to defer up to $1 million of federal income tax (including self-employment tax) payments due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without penalties or interest.

It is now clear that the coronavirus pandemic will exact a staggering toll on the American economy. By any measure, an economy that not long ago had driven Americans' confidence in the labor market and optimism about their financial security to record highs is about to undergo a massive and potentially catastrophic disruption.

The legislation signed Wednesday evening provides paid sick and family leave for some for U.S. workers impacted by the illness, expands unemployment assistance, includes nutrition assistance and increases resources for testing. Efforts are already underway to put together a third, larger relief measure that could total $1 trillion.

The Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum late Tuesday that instructed agency leadership to use the "full extent of their legal authority and discretion" to realign their agencies' non-mission-critical operations in a way that cuts down on the risk of coronavirus exposure.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The economic fallout caused by COVID-19 could result in New York State falling billions below revenue estimates in next year's budget, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

As Florida lawmakers prepare to vote on the state's record $93.2 billion budget, losses because of the novel coronavirus have already begun mounting for industries that support the state's economy.

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we will explore if the performance of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) is living up to the hype and how SIBs can be used as a powerful tool for community development.

The Community Development Real Estate Analyst (REA) for Invest Atlanta is responsible for providing underwriting, reporting, analysis, and programmatic support to the Director, Underwriting & Transaction Services (the "Director") within Community Development.

NDC is currently looking for an Economic Development Professional to provide project management services for its growing portfolio of Public‐Private Partnership (P3) projects.

This position is for a Lending Officer in the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh's (URA) Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). This position is responsible for assisting the Director of CIE with the execution of URA financing programs and support of the URA's overall business startup, expansion, and attraction strategy.

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