CDFA is accepting session submissions for the 2017 National Development Finance Summit in Atlanta this November. Session submissions on deals, projects or programs that include multiple funding sources are highly encouraged. Submissions are due by May 12, 2017.

Rules increasing the flexibility of the public approval process for tax-exempt private activity bonds will probably be the next released for municipal bonds by tax regulators, an Internal Revenue Service official recently told lawyers.

Special districts are all over, and according to one of the first nationwide reports on them, most aren't revealing even basic information online about how they're spending public money.

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority has approved the refinancing of upto $250 million in bonds for a developer. Toby Rittner, president & CEO of CDFA, commended the NIZ-fueled development downtown, but was skeptical that tax-exempt financing could be used for the next project.

The US EPA Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program received 43 letters of interest from prospective borrowers for projects to update our nation's water infrastructure. WIFIA will provide $1 billion in credit to finance over $2 billion in water infrastructure investments.

Reinvestment Fund, an S&P AA rated CDFI, announced the pricing of $50 million in general obligation bonds. Proceeds from the Impact Investment bonds will support small businesses, grocery stores, and childcare centers in struggling communities, helping to bring much needed jobs and boost local economic growth.

President Trump is vowing to make the tax code simpler – but historic preservationists and developers in Buffalo fear he will go so far as to wipe out the federal tax credits that have been a central part of the city's revival.

Development finance experts, including CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner, argue that growing foreign investment in U.S. brownfields redevelopment projects may drop dramatically if the EB-5 program is eliminated.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is pulling its proposed standalone minimum denomination rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission after dealers argued it is overly complex and would hamper liquidity.

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, CDFA has partnered with Heritage Ohio to explore the wealth of financing tools available to redevelop historic theaters, including 501(c)(3) bonds, TIF, tax credits, and other creative programs. Join us for this special discussion as we highlight success stories from historic theaters across the U.S.

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