Price Finley, President of Argus Growth Consultants, LLC talks about key elements to a TIF deal mainly the Development Agreement.

Joseph A. Branca, Managing Director with Banc of America Securities, presents an behind the scenes look at a TIF bond transaction. Hi presentation includes an explanation of the TIF process, the financing structure, non-rated and rated bond issues,...

Marc Hughes of DEPFA First Albany Securities LLC discusses municipal bond basics, the use of TIF bond proceeds, how TIF bonds are sized and sold and other considerations prior to issuing debt.

Tina Neal of Ferris Baker Watts discusses the issuance of TIF bonds from the underwriters perspective. Her presentation addresses current market conditions and factors affecting bond sales, criteria used to evaluate developers and pricing...

Greg Hummel of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP talks about the various improvement which TIF can be used to finance. The presentation further contains information about the use of TIF in each state. The presentation also includes several case study...

Phil McKenna of Kane, McKenna and Associates, Inc. discusses the general types of TIF financing mechanisms including, revenue bonds, notes and general obligation bonds. The presentation identifies who purchases this type of debt, its security,...

Dave Hitchcok from Standard and Poor's discusses TIF bonds from the rating agency perspective and what key elemnets are necessary to achieve a particular rating.

Fran Busby presented to the Texas Economic Development Council about TIF Bond Structure and case studies of bond structuring options.

Drew Masterson outlines bond structure issuance in Texas and how it relates to TIF/TIRZs within the state.

This resources explains what TIF is and how it might be used in the state of Illinois as well as walks a reader through the TIF process.

TIF has become a mainstream economic development tool over the last several years. However, more recently a connection has been made between brownfields projects and TIF financing. This resources looks at both TIF and brownfields redevelopment,...

This case study looks at the city of South San Francisco and the issue of using TIF for redevelopment. The case study goes into detail about the bond and deal structure.

The case study looks at how TIF was used to create a 512-single family homes in Malta, Illinois.

Branson Hills, Missouri is the home of a retail power center that includes Target and Home Depot. The creation of the shopping center was feasible using tax increment financing. TIF bonds financed a broad range of costs including land acquisition,...

The case study is an interesting example of using a balanced distribution system and TIF rating and structuring expertise. The financing is for an existing TIF district, with construction complete, tenant operating history and approximately 1.4x...

Chicago Premium Outlet Mall is an upscale, fashion-oriented outlet center located at the northwest quadrant of Interstate 88 and North Farnsworth Avenue, in Aurora, Illinois. The case study explains the financing structure for the project and...

The case study looks at the TIF financing tool that was used to create the Easton Town Center shopping district in Columbus, Ohio.

The city of Caseyville, Illinois approved the creation of a redevelopment area within the city, however developers struggled with the how to overcome the difficulties. A new developer came in with a plan that required changing the original planning...

This case study looks at the Chesterfield Valley TIF District. The purpose of the TIF District is two-fold: first to capture incremental property taxes to fund needed infrastructure improvements including the 100-year levee, and secondly, to...

Aurora, Illinois sold bonds to finance improvements within the city's downtown TIF project area. The land will be used for the Hollywood Casino project in the city's TIF area. The project is located along the Fox River and is a dockside gaming...

Kansas City, Missouri sold bonds to finance the creation of a parking structure in a Tax Increment Finance redevelopment area within the city. The case study outline the bond financing process.

The report looks at the No. 7 Subway project in New York City and gives a project summary, explains in detail the usage of TIF, and describes projects that are typically funded with TIF. In addition, the report takes note of some precautions to...

The Guide provides a background on the history of TIF in Wisconsin, how the payback system works and the types of financing available in tax improvement districts. The guide also looks at the implementation of TIF and the both the costs and...

TIF bonds are issued for a variety of redevelopment activities, from site acquisition and prep to parking facilities, street features, and utilities. Issuances vary by size, duration and type, depending on the project and the sources of revenue...

Presentation by Fran Busy from Banc of America Securities covering non-rated tax increment finance bond structures. This is a large file and may take a few minutes to open and/or download.

Presentation by David Hitchcock from Standard and Poor's covering Tax Increment Bond Criteria and Rating Trends. This is a large file and may take a few minutes to open and/or download.

Tax increment bonds may be issued to cover the present cost of tax increment financing district improvements, from streetscape upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure and site remediation. Among other factors, tax increment bond ratings hinge on...

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

This article explains tax increment bonds, sometimes called tax allocation bonds.

Standard & Poor's Rating Services has released the following report titled U.S. Tax Increment Bond Issuance Grows; Credit Quality Remains Stable as an overview of the TIF market. Standard & Poor's sees the current outlook for tax increment credit...