During the final installment of this year’s CDFA-PFM Capital Markets Webinar Series, we talked about bond guarantee and credit enhancement programs and how they can be a solution for long-term recovery.

In this webinar, our experts discuss Private Activity Bonds and how they can be used to compliment the redevelopment and cleanup of your brownfield project.

Jamie Rhodes discussed how to capture insurance benefits from resilient infrastructure projects.

John Haines, Mercy Corps Northwest; Carol McCoog, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP; Michael E. Schrader, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LP; and Geoff Urbina, KeyBanc Capital Markets discussed the outlook for bonds in the Oregon and consider creative...

John Haines, Mercy Corps Northwest; Carol McCoog, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP; Michael E. Schrader, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LP; and Geoff Urbina, KeyBanc Capital Markets discussed the outlook for bonds in the Oregon and consider creative...

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA) highlights their 35th year, serving as conduit issuer in 24 financings totaling more than $794.6M. Bond financing benefitted 22 different borrowers in 17 counties, comprised of multi-site...

Russell Goings of Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. illustrates how to structure bond deals touching on various topics including repayment sources, security features, credit enhancements, and other tools.

This report by the Sierra Club looked at how energy access can be delivered more cost-effectively to the people around the world. The report states that increasing the use of energy efficiency measures can bring down the cost of energy, allowing it...

Hunton & Williams addresses the feasibility of issuers self-reporting under the SEC’s MCDC. We discuss certain aspects of MCDC applicable to issuers, concerns about the scope and discretion retained by the SEC’s Enforcement Division in considering...

Bond Buyer released their annual review of the municipal bond market, highlighting major trends and activities across the industry. Highlights include: refunding decline, insurance, state revenue outlooks and more.

Natalie Cohen with Wells Fargo Securities explores municipal bond insurance from its inception to the recent decline. Cohen covers influential historic trends and looks at the renewed focus and opportunities offered by rising interest rates.

The availability of bond insurance has been scarce since about 2007, when bond insurers began to see ratings downgrades during the financial crisis. In fact, at that time, seven bond insurers where triple A rated, but now several are no longer in...

The availability of bond insurance has been scarce since about 2007, when bond insurers began to see ratings downgrades during the financial crisis. During this webcast, we heard Scott Richbourg and Don Farrell of Build America Mutual and Bill...

Standard & Poor's released their full analysis credit rating analysis of Build America Mutual Assurance Company. The report explains major rating factors, outlook, structure and more.

The Arkansas Bond Guaranty Program allows companies who lack the financial strength to access capital markets by providing credit enhancement.

Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities Analysis of State Bond Banks prepared by Government Finance Group broadly explains bond banks, components, and strategies.

This case study from Lancaster Pollard reviews an affordable multifamily housing complex that utilized taxable bonds, LIHTCs, and the FHA Section 221(d)(4) program.

This report from Moody's Investors Service discusses how public finance credit shifted from 2008 - 2011, and how credit is likely to change over the next few years. Topics include reliance on property taxes, risks for nonprofits, and municipal...

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...

The Advanced Bond Finance Reference Guide is written for professionals who already have an understanding of tax-exempt financing and seek detailed instruction on complex financing techniques, including the application of financial derivatives,...

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation used a combination of a state loan guarantee and bond insurance to enhance the credit rating of this deal that is projected to bring 450 jobs to the state.

The purpose of this 2009 study is to assess levels and components of outstanding State of Maine moral obligation bond debt.

This report by Janney Capital Markets examines the state of the major bond insurers. Only three of the 10 bond insurers active in 2008 have been active in the market through the first half of 2009 with Assured Guaranty having a majority of the...

This article from Dillworth Paxson LLP examines the possibilities of forming a mutually owned municipal bond insurer. Such an insurer would be owned or capitalized, in whole or significant part, by such state/local governments. The article will...

Since late 2007, the municipal bond insurance industry has been unstable as a result of their loss exposure to collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s) and related concerns. Many questions exist regarding the value and utility of bond insurance and...

Robert Liden of ACA Capital presented at the CDFA Annual Summit about variable rate demand bonds and fixed-rate insured bonds.

Betsy Hedden of Raymond James presented at the CDFA Annual Summit about credit considerations when looking at bond insurance options.

This brief reviews key credit factors in the insurance of tax increment bonds and covers important legal and covenant provisions for such transactions.