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Following an increasing demand for higher value loans, Finance For Enterprise's Enterprise Loans can now be accessed up to a maximum value of £150,000: the previous maximum was £100,000.

Recent changes to the rems of Tier 1 Investor Visa involved a requirement for applicants – who must commit to a £2,000,000 investment under the terms of the visa – to set up a UK bank account for the specific purpose of accepting those funds, according to Lexology.

CDC Group plc, the UK development finance institution ('CDC'), has announced an investment of up to US$26m in Ujjivan Financial Services Private Ltd ('Ujjivan'), a leading microfinance institution (MFI) in India.

Trade finance specialist London Forfaiting Company (LFC) has joined the UK Export Finance (UKEF) bond support scheme, helping UK firms access government support for export-related bonds.

Nearly one-third of the states have approved measures this year that could collectively raise billions of dollars through higher fuel taxes, vehicle fees and bonds to repair old bridges and roads and relieve traffic congestion, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

A bill to increase the lending authority for the 7(a) loan program to $23.5 billion for FY 2015 was passed by Congress and signed by the president. As a result, SBA is again able to guarantee 7(a) loans this fiscal year.

El Paso Inc. reports that despite reduced efforts by the City of El Paso to expand or create national historic districts, many Texas cities are utilizing a new state tax credit program for historic preservation purposes.

CDFA is pleased to announce the release of the Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2014 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. The report provides complete data of the use of volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide and is featured in The Bond Buyer. Read the Annual Volume Cap Report and explore CDFA's interactive and searchable National Volume Cap Map.

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