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Community development leaders from across the nation gathered at the CDFI Coalition Institute Conference in Washington, D.C. to discuss federal policy issues facing CDFIs including the impact of sequestration, the President’s FY 2014 Budget and tax reform under discussion in Congress.
The tax credit community can breath a sigh of relief and look forward to a better New Year with the news that President Obama signed legislation on a number of tax extender provisions including the New Markets Tax Credit. H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extends NMTC for two years, allocating $3.5 [...]
Congressional members on both sides of the aisle support a renewal of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. House Resolution 2655 currently has 86 cosponsors and proposes to extend the credit through 2016 with a $5 billion annual allocation. The demand for program, however, far exceeds this allocation. The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) [...]
James Klein, Finance Fund CEO, has been elected to a seat on the Executive Committee of the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition (NMTCC). The 48-seat board is comprised of members from leading organizations that utilize NMTC, lending institutions, investors, and business professionals. Klein’s duties include advising on policy and regulatory issues that affect the use [...]
On Wed., April 21, we proudly hosted several state legislators, community leaders and Finance Fund project partners at the Capital Club in downtown Columbus. It was an excellent opportunity to share how Finance Fund has positively impacted some of the state’s most distressed communities. We highlighted four partnership “success stories,” including Ohio Basic Minerals in [...]
On February 19th I participated in a conference call in which senior Treasury officials provided remarks preceding a press release and fact sheet further supporting the inclusion of a New Markets Tax Credit program extension for 2010 & 2011 in the President’s proposed budget. “As part of the Administration’s strategy to restore prosperity and create [...]
On Wed., Feb. 3, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner announced that CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) banks, thrifts and credit unions may now access funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (T.A.R.P.). This is part of the Obama Administration’s movement to support business lending by community development banks and development credit unions. Mark Pinsky, [...]
Adversity is the first path to truth. (Lord Byron) In the midst of clamor, distress, insecurity, and despair, 2009 was a good year for Finance Fund though it was, by most accounts, unique and demanding. William Shakespeare said “Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?” If 2009 were to judge [...]
Finance Fund has been “hanging around” Ohio for twenty some years and has provided some tangible value to distressed communities and inspired changes that, but for its presence, would not have happened. Ohio is proud of what Finance Fund has done but continues to ask the question “Is this all you can do?” It is [...]
This is a pretty important day in the history of Finance Fund. We learned this morning that we have been awarded $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits from the CDFI Fund in the U.S. Department of Treasury. The funding will be used to offer low-interest financing for projects that revitalize both urban and rural low-income [...]
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