The White House National Economic Council released this report on creating an economy built to last. The report is a comprehensive look at what investments the Obama Administration has made to keep small businesses moving forward.

CDFA's 2012 Policy Agenda is presented by Erin Tehan in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The four main areas are: maximize and improve PABs, advocate for energy financing programs and infrastructure, advocate for...

Project finance, the CDFA Policy Agenda, the EB-5 visa program, and a number of other development finance tools are covered in Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The cover of the issue features photos of projects from CDFA members....

Steve Johnson from the CDFA Board of Directors and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority wrote this Board Message for Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012.

The Volcker Rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, is a component of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The proposed rule is generally designed to protect banks from making proprietary investments that could potentially damage the...

This program analysis from the Federal Highway Administration provides a thorough review of provisions from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Private Activity Bonds, TIFIA, and...

This unique publication from CDFA provides the definitive argument for tax-exempt bond finance, which is a critical tool for American economic development and job creation. Using both qualitative and quantitative analysis, Built by Bonds...

This article by Erin Tehan of CDFA reviews the threats to tax-exempt bonds and the steps, which include publishing Built by Bonds and Capitol Hill Day 2011, CDFA has taken to preserve this financing tool.

This issue of CDFA's magazine, Development Finance Perspectives, includes features on best practices in tax increment finance and emerging state and local energy financing models. Other topics include federal innovation finance, maximizing revolving...

From features on New Markets Tax Credits and Access to Capital to columns on Innovation Finance, Federal Affairs, and Member News, Issue 2 of CDFA's magazine, Development Finance Perspectives, covers the entire development finance toolbox.

CDFA is actively working to combat the negative stereotypes and inaccurate characterizations of the municipal bond industry. Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, provides a brief history of tax exempt bonds in this article and calls on issuers and...

These Legislative Front and Federal Affairs articles appeared in Issue 2 of Development Finance Perspectives and were written by Erin Tehan, CDFA's Legislative & Federal Affairs Coordinator. The articles cover threats to tax exempt bonds, the...

This presentation by Bob Lind discusses CDFA's efforts to improve tax-exempt bond legislation and reviews the Council's legislative history.

ARRA instituted a variety of provisions related to bond finance that are set to expire at the end of the year. This webcast looks at efforts to extend many of those provisions in spite of a challenging atmosphere in Washington, DC focusing on CDFA's...

This Congressional Budget Office report examines indirect arbitrage by colleges and universities utilizing tax-exempt bond financing. The report was requested by Senator Charles Grassley (IA) to examine if colleges and universities are taking...

This guide from the Opportunity Finance Network tracks legislation in statehouses across the nation that supported Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and the financial services markets in which they are active. The guide is divided...

This report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provided to the House and Senate Committees on the Budget presents 188 options for altering federal spending and revenues. The purpose of this report is to help identify ways to decrease federal...

The Northeast-Midwest Institute has released this report documenting the President's 2010 budget proposal.

The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) has published this overview of the 2010 federal budget request. The publication, not intended to be exhaustive, highlights selected science and technology programs and economic development...

This publication documents the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 impact on New Mexico.

This document from Dilworth Paxson LLP offers a summary of bond and other development finance provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

This summary of the stimulus bill is from Cabrera Capital Markets. It includes hypothetical examples of the cost savings of issuing bonds under the new Build America Bonds and Recovery Zone Bonds programs with traditional tax-exempt bond issuance.

The Office of Representative Paul Kanjorski, PA, has published this guidebook concerning the stimulus package. The guidebook is comprised of 11 different sections providing information about what programs will be receiving recovery funds. In...

This industrial development bond deal from California is another example of a business that was able to use tax-exempt IDB financing because of CDFA's legislative efforts to increase the capital expenditure limit in 2006.

This one page document provides a brief overview of CDFA's legislative proposal concerning bank qualification of IDBs and 501(c)(3) non-profit bonds.

The Joint Committee on Taxation prepares this tax expenditure analysis to help both policymakers and the public understand the actual size of government, the uses to which government resources are put, and the tax and economic policy consequences...

Letter from the National Association of Bond Lawyers to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding new public approval guidelines for private activity bonds.

Text of the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" passed and signed on October 3, 2008.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released January 2007 Community and Economic Development Bulletin to address some of the legislative changes that effected community and economic development programs within the state.

A report drafted by NABL regarding new disclosure/reporting requirements for non-profits using bond financing.

Three examples of IDB deals from California completed in 2007 following passage of the capital expenditure increase from $10 to $20 million.

CDFA's proposed legislation to expand the definition of manufacturing for Industrial Development Bonds.

Gives a brief technical explantion of CDFA's proposed legislation to expand the defintion of manufacturing for Industrial Development Bonds.

The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) has released a report analyzing the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Blueprint. It highlights proposed changes and cuts to development and community programs.

Monthly updates on the 2008 legislative activities of CDFA complete with commentary and analysis of current legislative efforts on Capitol Hill.

Built By Bonds Coalition provided this overview of their initiatives to the Senate Finance Committee.

Monthly updates on the 2007 legislative activities of CDFA complete with commentary and analysis of current legislative efforts on Capitol Hill.

Monthly updates on the 2006 legislative activities of CDFA complete with commentary and analysis of current legislative efforts on Capitol Hill.