Cheryl Strickland of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. presents information on market and economic trends in Georgia as well as the national municipal bond market and the role that bonds play in development finance.

Blake Sharpton of Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP provides an overview of bonds, tax allocation districts (TADs), and special district finance. Sharpton also describes the importance of repayment revenue sources and the bond financing process.

Chadwick Smith with Ohio Development Services Agency walks through the essential pieces of Ohio's Bond Volume Cap. Smith covers regulation, application, eligibility and allocation.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe published this guidebook for general informational purposes concerning water and wastewater utilities. The purpose of the guidebook is to provide an overview of issues relating to the financing of these projects, more...

Bert Hunter with Connecticut's Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority shared information about the Authority including strategy, state impact, national clean energy financing trends, deal structures, and more.

Michael Paparian with California Pollution Control Financing Authority shares financing innovations CPCFA has in place to incorporate as many tools as possible in order to maximize clean energy investments throughout California.

Jeff Pitkin with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority discussed New York's ongoing efforts to support clean energy investment. Pitkin also describes the organization's approach when using different finance tools.

This Clean Energy Financing Policy Brief from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a short and simple document that addresses various complex issues such as bond default, how property assessment acceleration works, protecting mortgage holders,...

The Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative created this recommended financing model factsheet for clean energy development. The 'Morris Model' leverages bond finance and other tools to achieve relatively low-cost capital for renewable energy...

Baird Brown with DrinkerBiddle presents to the Task Force on Clean Energy Bond Finance explaining bond financing mechanics for sustainable energy projects.

C. Baird Brown and Christopher Berendt share financing options for community scale renewable energy projects.

An underwriter's perspective on industrial development bonds is provided here by Kristi Eberhardt of PNC Capital Markets.

Ohio's development finance authorities granted to local ports are profiled by Jean Carter Ryan of the Columbus-Franklin County Port Authority.

Nuveen Asset Management explains the structure of general obligation bonds, essential service revenue bonds, and double-barrel bonds in this topic brief.

Jose Herrera of KeyBanc Capital Markets discusses the market for bank participation and the role banks play in P3 deals.

John Wooten of Wells Fargo and Lee McCormick of Community Development Associates provide a thorough discussion of tax-exempt bond finance structures and categories.

Kevin Quinn of Wye River Group discusses the importance of a public financial advisor for bond finance projects.

This ratings methodology from Moody's Investor Service reviews the firm's approach to evaluating the credit of pool financings and addresses a number of related considerations.

Rob Sanders of the Clean Energy Group discusses the use of bonds for clean energy projects, including the benefits of bonds over traditional financing and several case studies.

This report from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board summarizes market activity and interest rate resets for ARS and VRDOs from 2009-early 2012.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board published this notice regarding the interpretation of rules relating to the duties of underwriters to public issuers.

This factsheet created by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory describes an innovative financial model for installing and operating solar PV power on government sites that was pioneered in New Jersey.

Keith Goldstein of Lavelle & Finn LLP addresses risk elements for communities to consider before engaging in a renewable energy finance project.

This greenpaper from Mintz Levin provides a thorough discussion of energy project finance in 2010, as it stands now, and how the market looks for the near future. The paper covers project structures, federal programs, market forecasts, and more.

Kristi Eberhardt of PNC Debt Capital Markets presented these structuring alternatives for bond financing projects.

This presentation by Lawrence Tonomura of Bank of America Merrill Lynch covers how bonds are structured and sold. Several different structures are presented through case studies of actual bond finance deals.

This presentation by Kendall Hansen of Key Government Finance, Inc. discusses bank purchased bond finance deals. Particular attention is given to the Oregon Express Bond Program.

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...

This presentation by John Wooten reviews alternatives to traditional fixed rate debt, including bank purchased bonds and Variable Rate Demand Bonds.

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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rules that would require appointed board members of municipal entities to register with both the SEC and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) if they advise on the issuance of...

In this document you will find a general review of for-profit entities tax-exempt debt credit structures. This review covers methods whereby for-profit entities such as airlines, investor-owned utilities, or energy sector corporations can issue...

The California Enterprise Development Authority uses the following reimbursement agreement to outline the terms and conditions of the letter of credit; reimbursement and interest payments; issuance of the letter of credit; disbursement; and much...

Nixon Peabody's newsletter addresses why many municipal issuers and 501(c)(3) and other conduit borrowers have sought to submit bids in auctions for their own Auction Rate Securities (ARSs). The following sets forth the guidelines when this type of...

Tina Neal's presentation discusses fixed and variable rate debt issuances and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The presentation also examines how bonds are structured and sized. Neal also discusses the cost of issuance and how a bond deal...

Stephen Crawford, Vice President with GE Government Finance, presents about direct purchase and private placement of bonds from the perspective of a direct purchaser.

Mike Davis, Senior Vice President with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. discusses how bonds are structured and sold. The presentation discusses both public offering and direct purchase of qualified IDBs as well as fixed rate and variable rate interest...

Tina Neal, of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc., discusses traditional debt offerings and how their are structured and sold. The presentation also discusses the differences between taxable and tax-exempt offerings, understanding the role of the...

Christoph Muelbert, of Lehman Brothers, presentation gives an update of the bond market, fixed versus variable rate debt options, and how to structure and size a bond issuance. Muelbert also discusses bringing a negotiated bond sale to market.

Presentation by Tina Neal from Ferris, Baker, Watts on Financial Solutions using Non-Rated and Unenhanced Debt Offerings for bond sales.

This is a presentation by Kip Walhers of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP about pooled bond fund structures.

Presentation by Steven Davidson from The Bond Market Association (TBMA) covering the evaluation in using the competitive vs. negotiated sales approach in bond financing. This file is very large and may take a few minutes to open and/or download.

Presentation by Kim Edwards from the Texas Public Finance Authority covering the pros and cons of both the competitive vs. negotiated sale method for bond financing. This file is very large and may take a few minutes to open and/or download.

Most bond industry professionals would agree that neither the competitive sale nor the negotiated method of sale is ideal for all bond issues. The appropriate method of sale should be determined on a case-by-case basis after evaluating a number of...

This article covers the market effects of municipal bond tax audit disclosures. This subject has become of greater interest over the past decade as the IRS has increased the number of audits. The article rests on research by Lori Trawinski,...

This article present material from the Banker's Guide of the St. Louis County Economic Council prepared by Rick Palank, Vice President and a CDFA board member. The focus of this article is some guidance on how banks that purchase Small Issue bonds...

Tina Neal from Ferris Baker Watts, Inc. provides a financial solutions program for Non-Rated and Unenhanced Debt Offerings as presented during the 2005 CDFA Annual Conference.

Townsend Albright with the Illinois Finance Authority provides an overview of IFA's Enhanced Use Lease Bond Transactions for Federal Agencies as presented during the 2005 CDFA Annual Conference.